King James Version
Jeremiah 7:33 in the King James Version says “And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none sha...” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.”
Jeremiah 7:33 · KJV
And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart. came: Heb. came it upon my heart
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place.
And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.
Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.
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to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And the carcases”
H5038a flabby thing, i.e., a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol
“of this people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
“for the fowls”
H5775a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
“of the heaven”
H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
“and for the beasts”
H929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
“and none shall fray them away”
H2729to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten (with anxiety)
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