Deuteronomy 32:24
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
[They will be] wastedמְזֵ֥י
(me·zei)
4198: sucked out, emptyfrom an unused word
by famine,רָעָ֛ב
(ra·'av)
7458: famine, hungerfrom raeb
and consumedוּלְחֻ֥מֵי
(u·le·chu·mei)
3898b: to use as food, eata prim. root
by plagueרֶ֖שֶׁף
(re·shef)
7565: flamefrom an unused word
And bitterמְרִירִ֑י
(me·ri·ri;)
4815: bitterfrom marar
destruction;וְקֶ֣טֶב
(ve·ke·tev)
6986: destructionfrom an unused word
And the teethוְשֶׁן־
(ve·shen-)
8127: tooth, ivoryfrom shanan
of beastsבְּהֵמֹות֙
(be·he·mo·vt)
929: a beast, animal, cattlefrom an unused word
I will sendאֲשַׁלַּח־
(a·shal·lach-)
7971: to senda prim. root
upon them, With the venomחֲמַ֖ת
(cha·mat)
2534: heat, ragefrom yacham
of crawling thingsזֹחֲלֵ֥י
(zo·cha·lei)
2119a: to shrink back, crawl awaya prim. root
of the dust.עָפָֽר׃
(a·far.)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
They shall be burnt
mazeh  (maw-zeh')
exhausted -- burnt.
with hunger
ra`ab  (raw-awb')
hunger (more or less extensive) -- dearth, famine, + famished, hunger.
and devoured
lacham  (law-kham')
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction) -- devour, eat, ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
with burning heat
resheph  (reh'-shef)
a live coal; by analogy lightning; figuratively, an arrow, (as flashing through the air); specifically, fever -- arrow, (burning) coal, burning heat, + spark, hot thunderbolt.
and with bitter
mriyriy  (mer-ee-ree')
bitter, i.e. poisonous -- bitter.
destruction
qeteb  (keh'-teb)
ruin -- destroying, destruction.
I will also send
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
the teeth
shen  (shane)
a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff -- crag, forefront, ivory, sharp, tooth.
of beasts
bhemah  (be-hay-maw')
a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) -- beast, cattle.
upon them with the poison
chemah  (khay-maw')
heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever) -- anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful).
of serpents
zachal  (zaw-khal')
to crawl; by implication, to fear -- be afraid, serpent, worm.
of the dust
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They will be wasted by famine, and consumed by plague And bitter destruction; And the teeth of beasts I will send upon them, With the venom of crawling things of the dust.

King James Bible
They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They will be weak from hunger, ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague; I will unleash on them wild beasts with fangs, as well as venomous snakes that slither in the dust.

International Standard Version
Emaciated from famine, feverish from plague, and destroyed by bitterness, I'll send fanged beasts against them, along with poisonous snakes that glide through the dust.

NET Bible
They will be starved by famine, eaten by plague, and bitterly stung; I will send the teeth of wild animals against them, along with the poison of creatures that crawl in the dust.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They will be starved by famines and ravaged by pestilence and deadly epidemics. I will send vicious animals against them along with poisonous animals that crawl on the ground.

King James 2000 Bible
They shall be wasted with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of animals upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.
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