Verse 4

{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.14.4", "source": "בַּעֲב֤וּר הָאֲדָמָה֙ חַ֔תָּה כִּ֛י לֹא־הָיָ֥ה גֶ֖שֶׁם בָּאָ֑רֶץ בֹּ֥שׁוּ אִכָּרִ֖ים חָפ֥וּ רֹאשָֽׁם׃", "text": "Because the-*ʾăḏāmāh* *ḥattāh* for not-*hāyāh* *gešem* in-the-*ʾāreṣ* *bōšû* *ʾikkārîm* *ḥāp̄û* *rōʾšām*", "grammar": { "*ʾăḏāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the ground/soil", "*ḥattāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd singular feminine - is dismayed/cracked/broken", "*hāyāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd singular masculine with negative particle - was not/there was not", "*gešem*": "noun, masculine singular - rain", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular with preposition + definite article - in the land", "*bōšû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they are ashamed", "*ʾikkārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - farmers/plowmen", "*ḥāp̄û*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they covered", "*rōʾšām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their head" }, "variants": { "*ʾăḏāmāh*": "ground/soil/land/earth", "*ḥattāh*": "dismayed/broken/cracked/shocked/shattered", "*ʾikkārîm*": "farmers/plowmen/husbandmen/tillers" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jorden er tørr fordi det ikke har vært regn. Bøndene er flau og dekker hodet i skam.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Fordi jorden har sprukket, siden det ikke har vært regn i landet, står jordbrukerne beskjemmet og dekker sine hoder.

• Norsk King James

  Fordi jorden er sprukket, for det har ikke vært regn i landet; pløyerne var skamfulle og dekket sine hoder.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jorden er sprukket fordi det ikke har regnet; bøndene er skamfulle og dekker ansiktet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jorden er forferdet på grunn av at det ikke er regn i landet. Bøndene skammer seg og dekker sine hoder.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Fordi jorden er sprukket, for det var ikke regn på jord, ble plogmennene skamfulle, og dekte hodene sine.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Fordi jorden er uttørket – det har ikke kommet regn – var plogerne skamfulle, og de dekket sine hoder.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Fordi jorden er sprukket, for det var ikke regn på jord, ble plogmennene skamfulle, og dekte hodene sine.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  På grunn av jorden som er sprukket, fordi det ikke har vært regn i landet, ble bøndene til skamme og dekket sine hoder.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Because the ground is cracked due to the lack of rain in the land, the farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jorden er sprukken på grunn av mangel på regn. Bøndene er skamfulle og dekker til ansiktene sine.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi Jorden er sprukken, fordi der haver ikke været Regn paa Jorden; Agermændene ere beskjæmmede, de skjule deres Hoveder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Fordi jorden er sprukken, for det har ikke vært regn i landet, ble plogmennene skamfulle; de dekket sine hoder.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Because the ground is cracked, for there was no rain on the earth, the farmers were ashamed, they covered their heads.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  På grunn av den sprukne jorden, fordi det ikke har vært regn i landet, er plogmennene skuffet, de dekker hodet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jorden har sprukket opp, for det har ikke regnet i landet. Bøndene er skamfulle og har dekket hodene.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Fordi jorden er sprukket, for det har ikke vært regn i landet, blir bøndene til skamme, de dekker sine hoder.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De som arbeider på jorden frykter, for det har ikke regnet, og bøndene er skamfulle og tildekker hodene sine.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For the groude shalbe dried vp, because there cometh no rayne vpon it. The plowmen also shalbe ashamed, ad shal couer their heades.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For the grounde was destroyed, because there was no rayne in the earth: the plowmen were ashamed, and couered their heads.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For the grounde is dryed, because there commeth no rayne vpon it: the plowmen also be ashamed and couer their heades.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Because of the ground which is cracked, because no rain has been in the land, the plowmen are disappointed, they cover their heads.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Because the ground hath been broken, For there hath been no rain in the land, Ashamed have been husbandmen, They have covered their head.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Because of the ground which is cracked, for that no rain hath been in the land, the plowmen are put to shame, they cover their heads.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Those who do work on the land are in fear, for there has been no rain on the land, and the farmers are shamed, covering their heads.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Because of the ground which is cracked, because no rain has been in the land, the plowmen are disappointed, they cover their heads.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They are dismayed because the ground is cracked because there has been no rain in the land. The farmers, too, are dismayed and bury their faces in their hands.

Referenced Verses

• Joel 1:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Joel.1.11", "source": "הֹבִ֣ישׁוּ אִכָּרִ֗ים הֵילִ֙ילוּ֙ כֹּֽרְמִ֔ים עַל־חִטָּ֖ה וְעַל־שְׂעֹרָ֑ה כִּ֥י אָבַ֖ד קְצִ֥יר שָׂדֶֽה׃", "text": "*Hôḇîšû* *ʾikkārîm* *hêlîlû* *kōrəmîm* *ʿal*-*ḥiṭṭāh* *wə*-*ʿal*-*śəʿōrāh* *kî* *ʾāḇaḏ* *qəṣîr* *śāḏeh*", "grammar": { "*Hôḇîšû*": "Hiphil imperative, masculine plural - be ashamed", "*ʾikkārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - farmers, plowmen", "*hêlîlû*": "Hiphil imperative, masculine plural - wail, howl", "*kōrəmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - vinedressers", "*ʿal*": "preposition - for, concerning", "*ḥiṭṭāh*": "noun, feminine singular - wheat", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʿal*": "preposition - for, concerning", "*śəʿōrāh*": "noun, feminine singular - barley", "*kî*": "conjunction - for, because", "*ʾāḇaḏ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - has perished", "*qəṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - harvest of", "*śāḏeh*": "noun, masculine singular - field" }, "variants": { "*Hôḇîšû*": "be ashamed/be disappointed/be confounded", "*ʾikkārîm*": "farmers/plowmen/tillers", "*hêlîlû*": "wail/howl/lament", "*kōrəmîm*": "vinedressers/vine keepers", "*ḥiṭṭāh*": "wheat/grain", "*śəʿōrāh*": "barley", "*ʾāḇaḏ*": "has perished/is destroyed/is lost", "*qəṣîr*": "harvest/crop" } }
• Joel 1:19-20 : 19 { "verseID": "Joel.1.19", "source": "אֵלֶ֥יךָ יְהוָ֖ה אֶקְרָ֑א כִּ֣י אֵ֗שׁ אָֽכְלָה֙ נְא֣וֹת מִדְבָּ֔ר וְלֶ֣הָבָ֔ה לִהֲטָ֖ה כָּל־עֲצֵ֥י הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃", "text": "*ʾÊlêḵā* *YHWH* *ʾeqrāʾ* *kî* *ʾēš* *ʾāḵlāh* *nəʾôṯ* *miḏbār* *wə*-*lehāḇāh* *lihăṭāh* *kāl*-*ʿăṣê* *haśśāḏeh*", "grammar": { "*ʾÊlêḵā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*ʾeqrāʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person common singular - I call, I cry out", "*kî*": "conjunction - for, because", "*ʾēš*": "noun, feminine singular - fire", "*ʾāḵlāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - has devoured", "*nəʾôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural construct - pastures of", "*miḏbār*": "noun, masculine singular - wilderness, desert", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*lehāḇāh*": "noun, feminine singular - flame", "*lihăṭāh*": "Piel perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - has scorched", "*kāl*": "construct state - all of", "*ʿăṣê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - trees of", "*haśśāḏeh*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the field" }, "variants": { "*ʾeqrāʾ*": "I call/I cry out/I call upon", "*ʾēš*": "fire/flame", "*ʾāḵlāh*": "has devoured/consumed/eaten", "*nəʾôṯ*": "pastures/dwelling places/habitations", "*miḏbār*": "wilderness/desert/uncultivated land", "*lehāḇāh*": "flame/blaze", "*lihăṭāh*": "has scorched/has set ablaze/has burned", "*ʿăṣê*": "trees of/woods of" } } 20 { "verseID": "Joel.1.20", "source": "גַּם־בַּהֲמ֥וֹת שָׂדֶ֖ה תַּעֲר֣וֹג אֵלֶ֑יךָ כִּ֤י יָֽבְשׁוּ֙ אֲפִ֣יקֵי מָ֔יִם וְאֵ֕שׁ אָכְלָ֖ה נְא֥וֹת הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃", "text": "*Gam*-*bahămôṯ* *śāḏeh* *taʿărôḡ* *ʾēlêḵā* *kî* *yāḇšû* *ʾăp̄îqê* *māyim* *wə*-*ʾēš* *ʾāḵlāh* *nəʾôṯ* *hammiḏbār*", "grammar": { "*Gam*": "adverb - also, even", "*bahămôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural construct - beasts of", "*śāḏeh*": "noun, masculine singular - field", "*taʿărôḡ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - pants, longs", "*ʾēlêḵā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*kî*": "conjunction - for, because", "*yāḇšû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are dried up", "*ʾăp̄îqê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - channels of", "*māyim*": "noun, masculine plural - water", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾēš*": "noun, feminine singular - fire", "*ʾāḵlāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - has devoured", "*nəʾôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural construct - pastures of", "*hammiḏbār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the wilderness" }, "variants": { "*bahămôṯ*": "beasts of/animals of", "*taʿărôḡ*": "pants/longs/yearns", "*yāḇšû*": "they are dried up/they are parched", "*ʾăp̄îqê*": "channels of/streams of/water courses of", "*māyim*": "water/waters", "*ʾēš*": "fire/flame", "*ʾāḵlāh*": "has devoured/consumed/eaten", "*nəʾôṯ*": "pastures/dwelling places/habitations", "*hammiḏbār*": "the wilderness/the desert/the uncultivated land" } }
• Deut 28:23-24 : 23 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.23", "source": "וְהָי֥וּ שָׁמֶ֛יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־רֹאשְׁךָ֖ נְחֹ֑שֶׁת וְהָאָ֥רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־תַּחְתֶּ֖יךָ בַּרְזֶֽל׃", "text": "*wəhāyû* *šāmêkā* *ʾăšer* *ʿal*-*rōʾšəkā* *nəḥōšet* *wəhāʾāreṣ* *ʾăšer*-*taḥtêkā* *barzel*", "grammar": { "*wəhāyû*": "conjunction (wə-) + qal perfect, 3rd person plural - and they will be", "*šāmêkā*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your heavens/skies", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*ʿal*-*rōʾšəkā*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - over your head", "*nəḥōšet*": "noun, feminine singular - bronze/copper", "*wəhāʾāreṣ*": "conjunction (wə-) + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and the earth/land", "*ʾăšer*-*taḥtêkā*": "relative pronoun + preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - which is beneath you", "*barzel*": "noun, masculine singular - iron" }, "variants": { "*šāmêkā*": "your heavens/skies", "*rōʾšəkā*": "your head", "*nəḥōšet*": "bronze/copper/brass", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground", "*taḥtêkā*": "beneath/under you", "*barzel*": "iron" } } 24 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.24", "source": "יִתֵּ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־מְטַ֥ר אַרְצְךָ֖ אָבָ֣ק וְעָפָ֑ר מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ יֵרֵ֣ד עָלֶ֔יךָ עַ֖ד הִשָּׁמְדָֽךְ׃", "text": "*yittēn* *YHWH* *ʾet*-*məṭar* *ʾarṣəkā* *ʾābāq* *wəʿāpār* *min*-*haššāmayim* *yērēd* *ʿālêkā* *ʿad* *hiššāmədāk*", "grammar": { "*yittēn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will give/make", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾet*-*məṭar*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct - the rain of", "*ʾarṣəkā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your land", "*ʾābāq*": "noun, masculine singular - dust/powder", "*wəʿāpār*": "conjunction (wə-) + noun, masculine singular - and dirt/dust", "*min*-*haššāmayim*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - from the heavens", "*yērēd*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will come down", "*ʿālêkā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - upon you", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until", "*hiššāmədāk*": "niphal infinitive construct of שמד with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your being destroyed" }, "variants": { "*yittēn*": "give/make/transform", "*məṭar*": "rain/rainfall", "*ʾarṣəkā*": "your land/country/territory", "*ʾābāq*": "dust/powder/fine particles", "*ʿāpār*": "dirt/dust/soil/earth", "*haššāmayim*": "the heavens/sky", "*yērēd*": "come down/descend/fall", "*hiššāmədāk*": "your destruction/annihilation" } }
• Jer 3:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.3.3", "source": "וַיִּמָּנְע֣וּ רְבִבִ֔ים וּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ ל֣וֹא הָיָ֑ה וּמֵ֨צַח אִשָּׁ֤ה זוֹנָה֙ הָ֣יָה לָ֔ךְ מֵאַ֖נְתְּ הִכָּלֵֽם׃", "text": "*wayyimmānᵉʿû* *rᵉḇîḇîm* and-*malqôš* not *hāyâ*. And-*mēṣaḥ* *ʾiššâ* *zônâ* *hāyâ* to-you; *mēʾanᵉt* *hikkālēm*.", "grammar": { "*wayyimmānᵉʿû*": "conjunction + Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - 'and they were withheld'", "*rᵉḇîḇîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'showers/rain'", "*malqôš*": "noun, masculine singular - 'latter rain/spring rain'", "*hāyâ*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'was/has been'", "*mēṣaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'forehead/brow'", "*ʾiššâ*": "noun, feminine singular - 'woman'", "*zônâ*": "Qal participle feminine singular - 'prostitute/harlot'", "*hāyâ*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - 'was/has been'", "*mēʾanᵉt*": "Piel perfect 2nd feminine singular - 'you refused'", "*hikkālēm*": "Niphal infinitive construct - 'to be ashamed/to feel shame'" }, "variants": { "*wayyimmānᵉʿû*": "and they were withheld/kept back/restrained", "*rᵉḇîḇîm*": "showers/rains", "*malqôš*": "latter rain/spring rain/late rains", "*mēṣaḥ*": "forehead/brow", "*ʾiššâ*": "woman/wife", "*zônâ*": "prostitute/harlot/immoral woman", "*mēʾanᵉt*": "you refused/declined/rejected", "*hikkālēm*": "to be ashamed/to feel shame/to be humiliated" } }
• Lev 26:19-20 : 19 { "verseID": "Leviticus.26.19", "source": "וְשָׁבַרְתִּ֖י אֶת־גְּא֣וֹן עֻזְּכֶ֑ם וְנָתַתִּ֤י אֶת־שְׁמֵיכֶם֙ כַּבַּרְזֶ֔ל וְאֶֽת־אַרְצְכֶ֖ם כַּנְּחֻשָֽׁה׃", "text": "And *wə-šāḇartî* *ʾet*-*gəʾôn* *ʿuzzəḵem* and *wə-nāṯattî* *ʾet*-*šəmêḵem* like *ka-barzel* and *wə-ʾet*-*ʾarṣəḵem* like *ka-nəḥušâ*.", "grammar": { "*wə-šāḇartî*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 1st person singular - and I will break", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*gəʾôn*": "construct state, masculine singular - pride of", "*ʿuzzəḵem*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your strength", "*wə-nāṯattî*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 1st person singular - and I will make/set", "*šəmêḵem*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your heavens", "*ka-barzel*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like iron", "*ʾarṣəḵem*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your land/earth", "*ka-nəḥušâ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - like bronze/copper" }, "variants": { "*šāḇartî*": "break/shatter/destroy", "*gəʾôn*": "pride/majesty/exaltation", "*ʿuzzəḵem*": "strength/might/power", "*nāṯattî*": "give/put/set/make", "*barzel*": "iron", "*nəḥušâ*": "bronze/copper" } } 20 { "verseID": "Leviticus.26.20", "source": "וְתַ֥ם לָרִ֖יק כֹּחֲכֶ֑ם וְלֹֽא־תִתֵּ֤ן אַרְצְכֶם֙ אֶת־יְבוּלָ֔הּ וְעֵ֣ץ הָאָ֔רֶץ לֹ֥א יִתֵּ֖ן פִּרְיֽוֹ׃", "text": "And *wə-tam* for *lārîq* *kōḥăḵem* and *wə-lōʾ*-*titten* *ʾarṣəḵem* *ʾet*-*yəḇûlāh* and *wə-ʿēṣ* *hā-ʾāreṣ* *lōʾ* *yitten* *piryô*.", "grammar": { "*wə-tam*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and will be consumed/spent", "*lārîq*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - for emptiness/vanity", "*kōḥăḵem*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your strength", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*titten*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - she will give", "*ʾarṣəḵem*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your land", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*yəḇûlāh*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her produce/yield", "*wə-ʿēṣ*": "conjunction + masculine singular construct - and tree of", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the land/earth", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yitten*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will give", "*piryô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his fruit" }, "variants": { "*tam*": "be finished/consumed/exhausted", "*lārîq*": "for emptiness/vanity/nothingness", "*kōḥăḵem*": "strength/power/might", "*titten*": "give/yield/produce", "*yəḇûlāh*": "produce/yield/increase", "*ʿēṣ*": "tree/wood", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/ground", "*piry*": "fruit/produce" } }
• Deut 29:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.29.23", "source": "וְאָֽמְרוּ֙ כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֔ם עַל־מֶ֨ה עָשָׂ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה כָּ֖כָה לָאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֑את מֶ֥ה חֳרִ֛י הָאַ֥ף הַגָּד֖וֹל הַזֶּֽה׃", "text": "And-*ʾāmᵉrû* all-the-*gôyim*: For-what *ʿāśāh* *YHWH* thus to-the-*ʾāreṣ* the-*zōʾt*? What *ḥŏrî* the-*ʾap̄* the-*gādôl* the-*zeh*?", "grammar": { "*ʾāmᵉrû*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural consecutive - and they will say", "*gôyim*": "noun masculine plural - nations", "*ʿāśāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he did", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun feminine singular - land", "*zōʾt*": "demonstrative adjective feminine singular - this", "*ḥŏrî*": "noun masculine singular construct - burning of", "*ʾap̄*": "noun masculine singular - nose/anger", "*gādôl*": "adjective masculine singular - great", "*zeh*": "demonstrative adjective masculine singular - this" }, "variants": { "*gôyim*": "nations/peoples/gentiles", "*ʿāśāh*": "did/made/accomplished", "*ḥŏrî*": "burning/heat/fierceness", "*ʾap̄*": "anger/nose/wrath" } }
• Joel 1:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Joel.1.17", "source": "עָבְשׁ֣וּ פְרֻד֗וֹת תַּ֚חַת מֶגְרְפֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם נָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ אֹֽצָר֔וֹת נֶהֶרְס֖וּ מַמְּגֻר֑וֹת כִּ֥י הֹבִ֖ישׁ דָּגָֽן׃", "text": "*ʿāḇšû* *p̄əruḏôṯ* *taḥaṯ* *meḡrəp̄ōṯêhem* *nāšammû* *ʾōṣārôṯ* *nehersû* *mamməḡurôṯ* *kî* *hôḇîš* *dāḡān*", "grammar": { "*ʿāḇšû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they rot, shrivel", "*p̄əruḏôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - seeds, grains", "*taḥaṯ*": "preposition - beneath, under", "*meḡrəp̄ōṯêhem*": "noun, feminine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their clods", "*nāšammû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are desolate", "*ʾōṣārôṯ*": "noun, masculine plural - storehouses", "*nehersû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are broken down", "*mamməḡurôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - barns, granaries", "*kî*": "conjunction - for, because", "*hôḇîš*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is dried up", "*dāḡān*": "noun, masculine singular - grain, corn" }, "variants": { "*ʿāḇšû*": "they rot/shrivel/decay", "*p̄əruḏôṯ*": "seeds/grains/separated things", "*meḡrəp̄ōṯêhem*": "their clods/their shovels/their lumps of soil", "*nāšammû*": "they are desolate/they are laid waste", "*ʾōṣārôṯ*": "storehouses/treasuries/repositories", "*nehersû*": "they are broken down/they are demolished", "*mamməḡurôṯ*": "barns/granaries/storehouses", "*hôḇîš*": "is dried up/withered/failed", "*dāḡān*": "grain/corn/wheat" } }