Jeremiah 8:7

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

גַּם־חֲסִידָ֣ה בַשָּׁמַ֗יִם יָֽדְעָה֙ מֽוֹעֲדֶ֔יהָ וְתֹ֤ר *וסוס **וְסִיס֙ וְעָג֔‪[t]‬וּר שָׁמְר֖וּ אֶת־עֵ֣ת בֹּאָ֑נָה וְעַמִּ֕י לֹ֣א יָֽדְע֔וּ אֵ֖ת מִשְׁפַּ֥ט יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

Even-ḥăsîdāh in-the-šāmayim yādᵊʿāh môʿădêhā, and-tōr and-wᵊsîs and-ʿāgûr šāmᵊrû ʾet-ʿēt bōʾānāh; but-ʿammî not yādᵊʿû ʾēt mišpaṭ YHWH.

Grammar Details

*ḥăsîdāh*: noun - stork
*šāmayim*: noun with definite article - the heavens/sky
*yādᵊʿāh*: qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she knows
*môʿădêhā*: plural noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her appointed times
*tōr*: noun - turtledove
*wᵊsîs*: noun - swift/swallow
*ʿāgûr*: noun - crane
*šāmᵊrû*: qal perfect 3rd person plural - they observe/keep
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*ʿēt*: construct state - time of
*bōʾānāh*: qal infinitive construct with 3rd person feminine plural suffix - their coming
*ʿammî*: noun with 1st person singular suffix - my people
*yādᵊʿû*: qal perfect 3rd person plural - they know
*mišpaṭ*: construct state - judgment/ordinance of
*YHWH*: divine name

Word Meanings

*ḥăsîdāh*: stork/kind bird
*šāmayim*: heavens/sky
*yādᵊʿāh*: knows/recognizes/is aware of
*môʿădêhā*: her appointed times/seasons/festivals
*tōr*: turtledove/dove
*wᵊsîs*: swift/swallow
*ʿāgûr*: crane/thrush
*šāmᵊrû*: observe/keep/maintain
*bōʾānāh*: their coming/arrival
*yādᵊʿû*: know/recognize/understand
*mišpaṭ*: judgment/ordinance/law

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 1:3 : 3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
Song 2:12 : 12 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;
Jer 5:4-5 : 4 Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God. 5 I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
Prov 6:6-8 : 6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
Isa 5:12 : 12 And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.

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