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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Jeremiah 12:8 - Therefore
Jeremiah 12:8 - Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mine heritage | H5159 | נַחֲלָה |
[Noun Feminine] properly something {inherited} that {is} (abstractly) {occupancy} or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an {estate} patrimony or portion |
| is | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
| unto me as a lion | H738 | אֲרִי |
[Noun Masculine] a lion |
| in the forest | H3293 | יַעַר |
[Noun Masculine] a copse of bushes; hence a forest; hence honey in the comb (as hived in trees) |
| it crieth out | H5414 | נָתַן |
[Verb] to {give} used with great latitude of application ({put } {make } etc.) |
| against | H5921 | עַל |
[Preposition] {above} over: {upon} or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications |
| me therefore | H5921 | עַל |
[Preposition] {above} over: {upon} or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications |
| have I hated | H8130 | שָׂנֵא |
[Verb] to hate (personally) |
| it |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.