Jeremiah 49:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
grape gatherersבֹּֽצְרִים֙
(bo·tze·rim)
1219: to cut off, make inaccessible, enclosea prim. root
cameבָּ֣אוּ
(ba·'u)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to you, Would they not leaveיַשְׁאִ֖רוּ
(yash·'i·ru)
7604: to remain, be left overa prim. root
gleanings?עֹֽולֵלֹ֑ות
(o·v·le·lo·vt;)
5955: a gleaningfrom alal
Ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
thievesגַּנָּבִ֥ים
(gan·na·vim)
1590: a thieffrom ganab
[came] by night,בַּלַּ֖יְלָה
(bal·lay·lah)
3915: nightof uncertain derivation
They would destroyהִשְׁחִ֥יתוּ
(hish·chi·tu)
7843: perhaps to go to ruina prim. root
[only] until they had enough.דַיָּֽם׃
(dai·yam.)
1767: sufficiency, enougha prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
If grapegatherers
batsar  (baw-tsar')
to clip off; to gather grapes; also to be isolated (i.e. inaccessible by height or fortification)
come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to thee would they not leave
sha'ar  (shaw-ar')
to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant -- leave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest.
some gleaning grapes
`olelah  (o-lay-law')
only in plural gleanings; by extens. gleaning-time -- (gleaning) (of the) grapes, grapegleanings.
if thieves
gannab  (gaw-nab')
a stealer -- thief.
by night
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
they will 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).
till they have enough
day  (dahee)
enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"If grape gatherers came to you, Would they not leave gleanings? If thieves came by night, They would destroy only until they had enough.

King James Bible
If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If grape harvesters came to you, wouldn't they leave some gleanings? Were thieves to come in the night, they would destroy only what they wanted.

International Standard Version
If the grape harvesters came to you, would they not leave gleanings? If thieves came at night, they would destroy only until they had enough.

NET Bible
If grape pickers came to pick your grapes, would they not leave a few grapes behind? If robbers came at night, would they not pillage only what they needed?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If people come to pick your grapes, won't they leave a few grapes behind? If thieves come during the night, won't they steal only until they've had enough?

King James 2000 Bible
If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.
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