King James Version

Jeremiah 49:16

Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

תִּֽפְלַצְתְּךָ֞tiflatstekhaterribleתִּפְלֶצֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “terrible”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8606fearfulnessterrible.הִשִּׁ֤יאhishibeguileנָשָׁאverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “beguile”, a completed actionH5377to lead astray, i.e. (mentally) to delude, or (morally) to seducebeguile, deceive, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] utterly.אֹתָךְ֙otakheobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).זְד֣וֹןzedonpresumptuouslyזָדוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “presumptuously”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2087arrogancepresumptuously, pride, proud (man).לִבֶּ֔ךָlibekhacomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…שֹֽׁכְנִי֙shokheniabideשָׁכַןverb, qal, participle, construct — “abide”, a verb used as a describing wordH7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).בְּחַגְוֵ֣יbechagvein cleftחֲגָוpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in cleft”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2288a rift in rockscleft.הַסֶּ֔לַעhaselathe rockסֶלַעdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the rock”, the ordinary formH5553a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)(ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.תֹּפְשִׂ֖יtofesicatchתָּפַשׂverb, qal, participle, construct — “catch”, a verb used as a describing wordH8610to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantablycatch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, [idiom] surely, surprise, take.מְר֣וֹםmeromaboveמָרוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “above”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4791altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft)(far) above, dignity, haughty, height, (most, on) high (one, place), loftily, upward.גִּבְעָ֑הgivahhillגִּבְעָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “hill”, the ordinary formH1389a hillockhill, little hill.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…תַגְבִּ֤יהַtagbihabe haughtyגָּבַהּverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be haughty”, an unfinished actionH1361to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughtyexalt, be haughty, be (make) high(-er), lift up, mount up, be proud, raise up great height, upward.כַּנֶּ֨שֶׁר֙kanesheras eagleנֶשֶׁרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as eagle”, the ordinary formH5404the eagle (or other large bird of prey)eagle.קִנֶּ֔ךָqinekhanestקֵןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “nest”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7064a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwellingnest, room.מִשָּׁ֥םmishamfrom thereשָׁםpreposition, adverb — “from there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.אֽוֹרִידְךָ֖oridekhabring downיָרַדverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “bring down”, an unfinished actionH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…נְאֻםneumsaidנְאֻםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “said”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5002an oracle(hath) said, saith.יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, even the pride of thy heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill; though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

As for thy terribleness, the pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thy terribleness hath lifted thee up, The pride of thy heart, O dweller in clefts of the rock, Holding the high place of the height, For thou makest high as an eagle thy nest, From thence I bring thee down, An affirmation of Jehovah.

World English Bible

As for your terror, the pride of your heart has deceived you, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill, though you should make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there,” says Yahweh.

Darby Translation

Thy terribleness, the pride of thy heart, hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill. Though thou shouldest make thy nest high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

Thy arrogancy hath deceived thee, and the pride of thy heart: O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, and endeavourest to lay hold on the height of the hill: but though thou shouldst make thy nest as high as an eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

If ye set your face toward Egypt, and go in there to dwell; then it shall be, that the sword which ye fear shall find you in the land of Egypt, and the famine to which ye have regard, shall overtake you, coming after you in Egypt; and there ye shall die.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἔσται, ἡ ῥομφαία ἣν ὑμεῖς φοβεῖσθε ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτῆς εὑρήσει ὑμᾶς ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτου, καὶ ὁ λιμὸς οὗ ὑμεῖς λόγον ἔχετε ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ καταλήψεται ὑμᾶς ὀπίσω ὑμῶν ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ, καὶ ἐκεῖ ἀποθανεῖσθε.