Jeremiah 15:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"I will appointוּפָקַדְתִּ֨י
(u·fa·kad·ti)
6485: to attend to, visit, muster, appointa prim. root
overעֲלֵיהֶ֜ם
(a·lei·hem)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
them fourאַרְבַּ֤ע
(ar·ba)
702: fourof uncertain derivation
kindsמִשְׁפָּחֹות֙
(mish·pa·cho·vt)
4940: a clanfrom the same as shiphchah
[of doom]," declaresנְאֻם־
(ne·'um-)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the LORD:יְהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
"the swordהַחֶ֣רֶב
(ha·che·rev)
2719: a swordfrom charab
to slay,לַֽהֲרֹ֔ג
(la·ha·rog,)
2026: to kill, slaya prim. root
the dogsהַכְּלָבִ֖ים
(hak·ke·la·vim)
3611: a dogof uncertain derivation
to dragלִסְחֹ֑ב
(lis·chov;)
5498: to draga prim. root
off, and the birdsעֹ֧וף
(o·vf)
5775: flying creaturesfrom uph
of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֛יִם
(ha·sha·ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
and the beastsבֶּהֱמַ֥ת
(be·he·mat)
929: a beast, animal, cattlefrom an unused word
of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
to devourלֶאֱכֹ֥ל
(le·'e·chol)
398: to eata prim. root
and destroy.וּלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃
(u·le·hash·chit.)
7843: perhaps to go to ruina prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And I will appoint
paqad  (paw-kad')
to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
over them four
'arba`  (ar-bah')
four -- four.
kinds
mishpachah  (mish-paw-khaw')
a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people -- family, kind(-red).
saith
n'um  (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
the sword
chereb  (kheh'-reb)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
to slay
harag  (haw-rag')
to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely.
and the dogs
keleb  (keh'-leb)
a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute -- dog.
to tear
cachab  (saw-khab')
to trail along -- draw (out), tear.
and the fowls
`owph  (ofe)
a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively -- bird, that flieth, flying, fowl.
of the heaven
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
and the beasts
bhemah  (be-hay-maw')
a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) -- beast, cattle.
of the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
to devour
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
and destroy
shachath  (shaw-khath')
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin -- batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, utterly, waste(-r).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"I will appoint over them four kinds of doom," declares the LORD: "the sword to slay, the dogs to drag off, and the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.

King James Bible
And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"I will ordain four kinds of judgment for them"--this is the LORD's declaration--"the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the land to devour and destroy.

International Standard Version
"I'll appoint four kinds of judgment for them," declares the LORD: "the sword to kill, the dogs to drag off, the birds of the sky to devour, and the animals of the land to destroy.

NET Bible
"I will punish them in four different ways: I will have war kill them. I will have dogs drag off their dead bodies. I will have birds and wild beasts devour and destroy their corpses.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"I will devise four ways to punish them," declares the LORD. "I will send swords to kill, dogs to drag away, and birds and animals to devour and destroy.

King James 2000 Bible
And I will appoint over them four kinds, says the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.
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