Looking for Jeremiah

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95) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:6


Raise

שְׂאוּ־ (śə·’ū-)

Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural

Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take


a signal flag

נֵ֣ס (nês)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 5251: A flag, a sail, a flagstaff, a signal, a token


toward Zion.

צִיּ֔וֹנָה (ṣî·yō·w·nāh)

Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular

Strong's 6726: Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem


Seek refuge!

הָעִ֖יזוּ (hā·‘î·zū)

Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural

Strong's 5756: To be strong, to stregthen, to save


Do not

אַֽל־ (’al-)

Adverb

Strong's 408: Not


delay!

תַּעֲמֹ֑דוּ (ta·‘ă·mō·ḏū)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural

Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations


For

כִּ֣י (kî)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction


I

אָנֹכִ֛י (’ā·nō·ḵî)

Pronoun - first person common singular

Strong's 595: I


am bringing

מֵבִ֥יא (mê·ḇî)

Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular

Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go


disaster

רָעָ֗ה (rā·‘āh)

Adjective - feminine singular

Strong's 7451: Bad, evil


from the north,

מִצָּפ֖וֹן (miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn)

Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 6828: Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter


and terrible

גָּדֽוֹל׃ (gā·ḏō·wl)

Adjective - masculine singular

Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent


destruction.

וְשֶׁ֥בֶר (wə·še·ḇer)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 7667: A breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash

• It is time to seek refuge!
• The expression do not delay is clear!
• Yah.weh is going to bring disaster from the north!
• And it will bring terrible destruction!
• Destruction is something but terrible destruction is much more powerful!
• It means no possibility to escape!
• It corresponds to the degree of Yah.weh’s anger!

 

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96) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:7


A lion

אַרְיֵה֙ (’ar·yêh)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 738: A lion


has gone up

עָלָ֤ה (‘ā·lāh)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively


from his thicket,

מִֽסֻּבְּכ֔וֹ (mis·sub·bə·ḵōw)

Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Strong's 5441: A thicket


and a destroyer

וּמַשְׁחִ֣ית (ū·maš·ḥîṯ)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct

Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin


of nations

גּוֹיִ֔ם (gō·w·yim)

Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts


has set out.

נָסַ֖ע (nā·sa‘)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 5265: To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey


He has left

יָצָ֣א (yā·ṣā)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim


his lair

מִמְּקֹמ֑וֹ (mim·mə·qō·mōw)

Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition


to lay

לָשׂ֤וּם (lā·śūm)

Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set


waste

לְשַׁמָּ֔ה (lə·šam·māh)

Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 8047: Ruin, consternation


to your land.

אַרְצֵךְ֙ (’ar·ṣêḵ)

Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular

Strong's 776: Earth, land


Your cities

עָרַ֥יִךְ (‘ā·ra·yiḵ)

Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular

Strong's 5892: Excitement


will be reduced

מֵאֵ֥ין (mê·’ên)

Preposition-m | Adverb

Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle


to ruins

תִּצֶּ֖ינָה (tiṣ·ṣe·nāh)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural

Strong's 5327: To go forth, to be expelled, desolate, to lay waste, to quarrel


and lie uninhabited.

יוֹשֵֽׁב׃ (yō·wō·šêḇ)

Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular

Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

• The destroyer is coming!
• He is like a lion!
• The country will be destroyed!
• And will become inhabited!
• DESOLATION!
• They were told again and again!
• Mankind is told again and again!
• But they didn’t care!
• But they don’t care!
• And destruction came!
• And destruction will come!

 

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97) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:8

So

עַל־ (‘al-)

Preposition

Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against


put on

חִגְר֥וּ (ḥiḡ·rū)

Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural

Strong's 2296: To gird, gird on, gird oneself


sackcloth,

שַׂקִּ֖ים (śaq·qîm)

Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 8242: A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag


mourn

סִפְד֣וּ (sip̄·ḏū)

Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural

Strong's 5594: To tear the hair and beat the breasts, to lament, to wail


and wail,

וְהֵילִ֑ילוּ (wə·hê·lî·lū)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural

Strong's 3213: To howl, make a howling


for

כִּ֥י (kî)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction


the fierce

חֲר֥וֹן (ḥă·rō·wn)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 2740: A burning of anger


anger

אַף־ (’ap̄-)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire


of the LORD

יְהֹוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


has not

לֹא־ (lō-)

Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no


turned away

שָׁ֛ב (šāḇ)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again


from us.”

מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ (mim·men·nū)

Preposition | first person common plural

Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

• The fierce anger of Yah.weh against Israel!
• The fierce anger against Judah!
• The fierce anger against mankind!
• Man never understands!
• That’s his choice!
• Then he has always paid the consequences!
• In fact, it’s only a question of life and death!

 

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98) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:9

“In that

הַהוּא֙ (ha·hū)

Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular

Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are


day,”

בַיּוֹם־ (ḇay·yō·wm-)

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 3117: A day


declares

נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 5002: An oracle


the LORD,

יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


“the king

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)

Article | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 4428: A king


and officials

הַשָּׂרִ֑ים (haś·śā·rîm)

Article | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince


will lose

יֹאבַ֥ד (yō·ḇaḏ)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish


their courage.

לֵב־ (lêḇ-)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre


The priests

הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm)

Article | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 3548: Priest


will tremble in fear,

וְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ (wə·nā·šam·mū)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural

Strong's 8074: To stun, devastate, stupefy


and the prophets

וְהַנְּבִיאִ֖ים (wə·han·nə·ḇî·’îm)

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet


will be astounded.”

יִתְמָֽהוּ׃ (yiṯ·mā·hū)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

Strong's 8539: To be astounded or dumbfounded

• The king, the officials, the priests and the prophets!
• They will lose courage, they will tremble in fear, they will be astounded!
• Everybody will be concerned!
• It will be a shock!
• When you see something special occurring before you, it is a shock!
• When you have been warned again and again, what is it?

 

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99) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:10


Then I said,

וָאֹמַ֞ר (wā·’ō·mar)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular

Strong's 559: To utter, say


“Ah,

אֲהָ֣הּ ׀ (’ă·hāh)

Interjection

Strong's 162: Alas!


Lord

אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 136: The Lord


GOD,

יְהוִ֗ה (Yah·weh)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 3069: YHWH


how completely

אָכֵן֩ (’ā·ḵên)

Adverb

Strong's 403: Firmly, surely, but


You have deceived

הַשֵּׁ֨א (haš·šê)

Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute

Strong's 5377: To lead astray, to delude, to seduce


this

הַזֶּה֙ (haz·zeh)

Article | Pronoun - masculine singular

Strong's 2088: This, that


people

לָעָ֤ם (lā·‘ām)

Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock


and Jerusalem

וְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֣ם (wə·lî·rū·šā·lim)

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular

Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel


by saying,

לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr)

Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

Strong's 559: To utter, say


‘You will have

יִהְיֶ֣ה (yih·yeh)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be


peace,’

שָׁל֖וֹם (šā·lō·wm)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace


when a sword

חֶ֖רֶב (ḥe·reḇ)

Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword


is at

עַד־ (‘aḏ-)

Preposition

Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while


our throats.”

הַנָּֽפֶשׁ׃ (han·nā·p̄eš)

Article | Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

• Strange way to speak about Yah.weh!
• He has always been clear!
• There is no peace for those who oppose Yah.weh!
• There will be no peace for those who oppose Yah.weh!
• Yah.weh will never change his mind!
• They have played with him, they must pay!
• Same for mankind!
• Now we must listen to the right people!
• We mustn’t listen to those who say everything will be fine!
• Remember Adam and Eve!
• No you won’t die!
• But they died!
• And before that, their lives changed completely for the worst!
• Now look at our modern world!
• Look how it is degrading faster and faster!
• And they said it would get better and better!
• But they are ruining the earth!
• And if Yah.weh wouldn’t intervene, they would destroy the earth completely!

 

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100) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:11

At that

הַהִ֗יא (ha·hî)

Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular

Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are


time

בָּעֵ֣ת (bā·‘êṯ)

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular

Strong's 6256: Time, now, when


it will be said

יֵאָמֵ֤ר (yê·’ā·mêr)

Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 559: To utter, say


to this

הַזֶּה֙ (haz·zeh)

Article | Pronoun - masculine singular

Strong's 2088: This, that


people

לָֽעָם־ (lā·‘ām-)

Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock


and to Jerusalem,

וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (wə·lî·rū·šā·lim)

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular

Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel


“A searing

צַ֤ח (ṣaḥ)

Adjective - masculine singular construct

Strong's 6703: Dazzling, sunny, bright, evident


wind

ר֣וּחַ (rū·aḥ)

Noun - common singular construct

Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit


from the barren heights

שְׁפָיִים֙ (šə·p̄ā·yîm)

Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 8205: Bareness, a smooth or bare height


in the desert

בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר (bam·miḏ·bār)

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech


blows toward

דֶּ֖רֶךְ (de·reḵ)

Noun - common singular construct

Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action


the daughter

בַּת־ (baṯ-)

Noun - feminine singular construct

Strong's 1323: A daughter


of My people,

עַמִּ֑י (‘am·mî)

Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular

Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock


but not

ל֥וֹא (lō·w)

Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no


to winnow

לִזְר֖וֹת (liz·rō·wṯ)

Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

Strong's 2219: To toss about, to diffuse, winnow


or to sift;

לְהָבַֽר׃ (lə·hā·ḇar)

Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct

Strong's 1305: To clarify, examine, select

• Here we are told about a searing wind from the barren heights in the desert that is supposed to blow toward the daughter of Yah.weh’s people but not to winnow or to sift!

• Searing: extremely hot or intense!
• To winnow: blow a current of air through (grain) in order to remove the chaff.
• To sift: put (a fine or loose substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles.
• "sift the flour into a large bowl"
• It means bad news!

 

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101) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:12

a wind

ר֧וּחַ (rū·aḥ)

Noun - common singular

Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit


too strong

מָלֵ֛א (mā·lê)

Adjective - masculine singular

Strong's 4392: Full, filling, fulness, fully


for that

מֵאֵ֖לֶּה (mê·’êl·leh)

Preposition-m | Pronoun - common plural

Strong's 428: These, those


comes

יָ֣בוֹא (yā·ḇō·w)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go


from Me.

לִ֑י (lî)

Preposition | first person common singular

Strong's Hebrew


Now

עַתָּ֕ה (‘at·tāh)

Adverb

Strong's 6258: At this time


I

אֲנִ֛י (’ă·nî)

Pronoun - first person common singular

Strong's 589: I


will also

גַּם־ (gam-)

Conjunction

Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and


pronounce

אֲדַבֵּ֥ר (’ă·ḏab·bêr)

Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular

Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue


judgments

מִשְׁפָּטִ֖ים (miš·pā·ṭîm)

Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style


against them.”

אוֹתָֽם׃ (’ō·w·ṯām)

Preposition | third person masculine plural

Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

• A strong wind means judgments!

 

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102) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:13


Behold,

הִנֵּ֣ה ׀ (hin·nêh)

Interjection

Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!


he advances

יַעֲלֶ֗ה (ya·‘ă·leh)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively


like the clouds,

כַּעֲנָנִ֣ים (ka·‘ă·nā·nîm)

Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 6051: A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud


his chariots

מַרְכְּבוֹתָ֔יו (mar·kə·ḇō·w·ṯāw)

Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular

Strong's 4818: A chariot


like the whirlwind.

וְכַסּוּפָה֙ (wə·ḵas·sū·p̄āh)

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 5492: A storm wind


His horses

סוּסָ֑יו (sū·sāw)

Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular

Strong's 5483: A swallow, swift (type of bird)


are swifter

קַלּ֥וּ (qal·lū)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural

Strong's 7043: To be slight, swift or trifling


than eagles.

מִנְּשָׁרִ֖ים (min·nə·šā·rîm)

Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 5404: The eagle


Woe to us,

א֥וֹי (’ō·w)

Interjection

Strong's 188: Lamentation, Oh!


for

כִּ֥י (kî)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction


we are ruined!

שֻׁדָּֽדְנוּ׃ (šud·dā·ḏə·nū)

Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common plural

Strong's 7703: To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin

• Chariots!
• Horses!
• Ruined!
• War!
• Violence!
• Destruction!
• Too late!

Behold,

הִנֵּ֣ה ׀ (hin·nêh)

Interjection

Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!


he advances

יַעֲלֶ֗ה (ya·‘ă·leh)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively


like the clouds,

כַּעֲנָנִ֣ים (ka·‘ă·nā·nîm)

Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 6051: A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud


his chariots

מַרְכְּבוֹתָ֔יו (mar·kə·ḇō·w·ṯāw)

Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular

Strong's 4818: A chariot


like the whirlwind.

וְכַסּוּפָה֙ (wə·ḵas·sū·p̄āh)

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 5492: A storm wind


His horses

סוּסָ֑יו (sū·sāw)

Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular

Strong's 5483: A swallow, swift (type of bird)


are swifter

קַלּ֥וּ (qal·lū)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural

Strong's 7043: To be slight, swift or trifling


than eagles.

מִנְּשָׁרִ֖ים (min·nə·šā·rîm)

Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 5404: The eagle


Woe to us,

א֥וֹי (’ō·w)

Interjection

Strong's 188: Lamentation, Oh!


for

כִּ֥י (kî)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction


we are ruined!

שֻׁדָּֽדְנוּ׃ (šud·dā·ḏə·nū)

Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common plural

Strong's 7703: To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin

• Chariots!
• Horses!
• Ruined!
• War!
• Violence!
• Destruction!
• Too late!

 

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103) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:14

Wash

כַּבְּסִ֨י (kab·bə·sî)

Verb - Piel - Imperative - feminine singular

Strong's 3526: To trample, to wash


the evil

מֵרָעָ֤ה (mê·rā·‘āh)

Preposition-m | Adjective - feminine singular

Strong's 7451: Bad, evil


from your heart,

לִבֵּךְ֙ (lib·bêḵ)

Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular

Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre


O Jerusalem,

יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (yə·rū·šā·lim)

Noun - proper - feminine singular

Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel


so that

לְמַ֖עַן (lə·ma·‘an)

Conjunction

Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent


you may be saved.

תִּוָּשֵׁ֑עִי (tiw·wā·šê·‘î)

Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular

Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor


How long

עַד־ (‘aḏ-)

Preposition

Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while


will you harbor

תָּלִ֥ין (tā·lîn)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular

Strong's 3885: To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate


wicked

אוֹנֵֽךְ׃ (’ō·w·nêḵ)

Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular

Strong's 205: Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol


thoughts

מַחְשְׁב֥וֹת (maḥ·šə·ḇō·wṯ)

Noun - feminine plural construct

Strong's 4284: A contrivance, a texture, machine, intention, plan


within you?

בְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךְ (bə·qir·bêḵ)

Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular

Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center

• Wash the evil from your heart!
• Wicked thoughts!
• It was for Jerusalem!
• It was for Judah!
• There was a time it was also for Israel!
• It is for mankind!
• It is for each of us!
• PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE MIX TOGETHER!
• WHAT ARE WE DOING?

 

[JLG]

104) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:15


For

כִּ֛י (kî)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction


a voice

ק֥וֹל (qō·wl)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 6963: A voice, sound


resounds

מַגִּ֖יד (mag·gîḏ)

Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular

Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous


from Dan,

מִדָּ֑ן (mid·dān)

Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 1835: Dan -- 'judge', a son of Jacob, also a place in Northern Israel


proclaiming

וּמַשְׁמִ֥יעַ (ū·maš·mî·a‘)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular

Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently


disaster

אָ֖וֶן (’ā·wen)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 205: Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol


from Mount

מֵהַ֥ר (mê·har)

Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country


Ephraim.

אֶפְרָֽיִם׃ (’ep̄·rā·yim)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory

• One word: DISASTER!
• Proclaiming disaster!
• They knew!
• But they didn’t listen!
• But they didn’t care!
• BIG MISTAKE!
• The same mistake mankind is repeating today!

 

[JLG]

105) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:16

Warn

הַזְכִּ֣ירוּ (haz·kî·rū)

Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural

Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male


the nations

לַגּוֹיִ֗ם (lag·gō·w·yim)

Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts


now!

הִנֵּה֙ (hin·nêh)

Interjection

Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!


Proclaim

הַשְׁמִ֣יעוּ (haš·mî·‘ū)

Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural

Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently


to

עַל־ (‘al-)

Preposition

Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against


Jerusalem:

יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם (yə·rū·šā·lim)

Noun - proper - feminine singular

Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel


“A besieging army

נֹצְרִ֥ים (nō·ṣə·rîm)

Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural

Strong's 5341: To watch, guard, keep


comes

בָּאִ֖ים (bā·’îm)

Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural

Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go


from a distant

הַמֶּרְחָ֑ק (ham·mer·ḥāq)

Article | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 4801: Remoteness, a distant place, from afar


land;

מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ)

Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct

Strong's 776: Earth, land


they raise

וַֽיִּתְּנ֛וּ (way·yit·tə·nū)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural

Strong's 5414: To give, put, set


their voices

קוֹלָֽם׃ (qō·w·lām)

Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural

Strong's 6963: A voice, sound


against

עַל־ (‘al-)

Preposition

Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against


the cities

עָרֵ֥י (‘ā·rê)

Noun - feminine plural construct

Strong's 5892: Excitement


of Judah.

יְהוּדָ֖ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

• WARNING!
• PROCLAIMING!
• AGAINST JUDAH!
• BUT MAN NEVER LISTENS!
• MAN IS TOO PRIMITIVE!
• MAN IS JUST A BASIC ANIMAL!
• WITHOUT YAH.WEH HE IS NOTHING!
• WHY HAS YAH.WEH GIVEN SO MUCH TIME TO MANKIND!
• THE DEMONSTRATION OF HIS INCOMPETENCE IS DONE!
• NOW THE TIME FOR YAH.WEH’S KINGDOM HAS COME!

 

[JLG]

106) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:17


They surround her

מִסָּבִ֑יב (mis·sā·ḇîḇ)

Preposition-m | Adverb

Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around


like men guarding

כְּשֹׁמְרֵ֣י (kə·šō·mə·rê)

Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct

Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to


a field,

שָׂדַ֔י (śā·ḏay)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 7704: Field, land


because

כִּי־ (kî-)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction


she has rebelled against Me,

מָרָ֖תָה (mā·rā·ṯāh)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular

Strong's 4784: To be contentious or rebellious


declares

נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 5002: An oracle


the LORD.

יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 3069: YHWH

• SHE HAS REBELLED AGAINST ME!
• THEY SURROUND HER!
• NOW IT’S THE TURN OF MANKIND!
• AND THERE WON’T BE ANY WAY TO ESCAPE THE CONDEMNATION!

 

[JLG]

107) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:18

Your ways

דַּרְכֵּךְ֙ (dar·kêḵ)

Noun - common singular construct | second person feminine singular

Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action


and your deeds

וּמַ֣עֲלָלַ֔יִךְ (ū·ma·‘ă·lā·la·yiḵ)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular

Strong's 4611: A deed, practice


have brought

עָשׂ֥וֹ (‘ā·śōw)

Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute

Strong's 6213: To do, make


this upon you.

אֵ֖לֶּה (’êl·leh)

Pronoun - common plural

Strong's 428: These, those


This

זֹ֤את (zōṯ)

Pronoun - feminine singular

Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,


is your punishment.

רָעָתֵךְ֙ (rā·‘ā·ṯêḵ)

Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular

Strong's 7451: Bad, evil


How bitter it is,

מָ֔ר (mār)

Adjective - masculine singular

Strong's 4751: Bitter, bitterness, bitterly


because

כִּ֣י (kî)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction


it pierces

נָגַ֖ע (nā·ḡa‘)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike


to the

עַד־ (‘aḏ-)

Preposition

Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while


heart!”

לִבֵּֽךְ׃ (lib·bêḵ)

Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular

Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

• It is your punishment!
• And it pierces to the heart!
• Same for mankind!
• Life or death!
• NO GAME!

 

[JLG]

108) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:19


My anguish,

מֵעַ֣י ׀ (mê·‘ay)

Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular

Strong's 4578: The intestines, the abdomen, sympathy, a vest, the stomach, the uterus, the heart


my anguish!

מֵעַ֨י ׀ (mê·‘ay)

Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular

Strong's 4578: The intestines, the abdomen, sympathy, a vest, the stomach, the uterus, the heart


I writhe in pain!

אוֹחִ֜ילָה (’ō·w·ḥî·lāh)

Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular

Strong's 2342: To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert


Oh, the pain

קִיר֥וֹת (qî·rō·wṯ)

Noun - masculine plural construct

Strong's 7023: A wall


in my chest!

לִבִּ֛י (lib·bî)

Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular

Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre


My heart

לִבִּ֖י (lib·bî)

Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular

Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre


pounds

הֹֽמֶה־ (hō·meh-)

Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular

Strong's 1993: To make a, loud sound, commotion, tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor


within me;

לִּ֥י (lî)

Preposition | first person common singular

Strong's Hebrew


I cannot

לֹ֣א (lō)

Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no


be silent.

אַחֲרִ֑ישׁ (’a·ḥă·rîš)

Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular

Strong's 2790: To cut in, engrave, plow, devise


For

כִּ֣י (kî)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction


I

נַפְשִׁ֔י (nap̄·šî)

Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular

Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion


have heard

שָׁמַ֣עַתְּ (šā·ma·‘at)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular

Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently


the sound

ק֤וֹל (qō·wl)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 6963: A voice, sound


of the trumpet,

שׁוֹפָר֙ (šō·w·p̄ār)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 7782: A cornet, curved horn


the alarm

תְּרוּעַ֖ת (tə·rū·‘aṯ)

Noun - feminine singular construct

Strong's 8643: Clamor, acclamation of joy, a battle-cry, clangor, of trumpets, as an alarum


of battle.

מִלְחָמָֽה׃ (mil·ḥā·māh)

Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 4421: A battle, war

• Anguish!
• Writhe in pain!
• Pain in the chest!
• The heart pounds!
• The alarm of battle!
• Bad time!
• Turmoil!

 

[JLG]

109) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:20


Disaster

שֶׁ֤בֶר (še·ḇer)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 7667: A breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash


after

עַל־ (‘al-)

Preposition

Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against


disaster

שֶׁ֙בֶר֙ (še·ḇer)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 7667: A breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash


is proclaimed,

נִקְרָ֔א (niq·rā)

Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read


for

כִּ֥י (kî)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction


the whole

כָּל־ (kāl-)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every


land

הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)

Article | Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 776: Earth, land


is laid waste.

שֻׁדְּדָ֖ה (šud·də·ḏāh)

Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular

Strong's 7703: To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin


My tents

אֹהָלַ֔י (’ō·hā·lay)

Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular

Strong's 168: A tent


are destroyed

שֻׁדְּד֣וּ (šud·də·ḏū)

Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural

Strong's 7703: To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin


in an instant,

פִּתְאֹם֙ (piṯ·’ōm)

Adverb

Strong's 6597: Suddenness, suddenly


my curtains

יְרִיעֹתָֽי׃ (yə·rî·‘ō·ṯāy)

Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular

Strong's 3407: A hanging


in a moment.

רֶ֖גַע (re·ḡa‘)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 7281: A wink, a very short space of time

• Disaster after disaster!
• Devastation!
• Tents and curtains destroyed!
• Only destruction!

 

[JLG]

110) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:21


How long

עַד־ (‘aḏ-)

Preposition

Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while


must I see

אֶרְאֶה־ (’er·’eh-)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular

Strong's 7200: To see


the signal flag

נֵּ֑ס (nês)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 5251: A flag, a sail, a flagstaff, a signal, a token


and hear

אֶשְׁמְעָ֖ה (’eš·mə·‘āh)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular

Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently


the sound

ק֥וֹל (qō·wl)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 6963: A voice, sound


of the trumpet?

שׁוֹפָֽר׃ (šō·w·p̄ār)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 7782: A cornet, curved horn

• The signal flag and the sound of the trumpet!
• To see and to hear!
• Difficult to forget!
• A combination of two senses!

 

[JLG]

111) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:22

“For

כִּ֣י ׀ (kî)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction


My people

עַמִּ֗י (‘am·mî)

Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular

Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock


are fools;

אֱוִ֣יל (’ĕ·wîl)

Adjective - masculine singular

Strong's 191: Foolish


they have not

לֹ֣א (lō)

Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no


known Me.

יָדָ֔עוּ (yā·ḏā·‘ū)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural

Strong's 3045: To know


They

הֵ֔מָּה (hêm·māh)

Pronoun - third person masculine plural

Strong's 1992: They


are foolish

סְכָלִים֙ (sə·ḵā·lîm)

Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 5530: A fool


children,

בָּנִ֤ים (bā·nîm)

Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 1121: A son


without

וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)

Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no


understanding.

נְבוֹנִ֖ים (nə·ḇō·w·nîm)

Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural

Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand


They

הֵ֑מָּה (hêm·māh)

Pronoun - third person masculine plural

Strong's 1992: They


are skilled

חֲכָמִ֥ים (ḥă·ḵā·mîm)

Adjective - masculine plural

Strong's 2450: Wise


in doing evil,

לְהָרַ֔ע (lə·hā·ra‘)

Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct

Strong's 7489: To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad


but they do not

לֹ֥א (lō)

Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no


know

יָדָֽעוּ׃ (yā·ḏā·‘ū)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural

Strong's 3045: To know


how to do good.”

וּלְהֵיטִ֖יב (ū·lə·hê·ṭîḇ)

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct

Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing

• They are fools!
• They don’t know Yah.weh!
• They are foolish children!
• Without understanding!
• Skilled in doing evil!
• But not to do good!
• Is that what you call God’s people?

 

[JLG]

112) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:23


I looked

רָאִ֙יתִי֙ (rā·’î·ṯî)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular

Strong's 7200: To see


at the earth,

הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)

Article | Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 776: Earth, land


and it was formless

תֹ֖הוּ (ṯō·hū)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 8414: A desolation, desert, a worthless thing, in vain


and empty;

וָבֹ֑הוּ (wā·ḇō·hū)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 922: A vacuity, an undistinguishable ruin


[I looked] to

וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-)

Conjunctive waw | Preposition

Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to


the heavens,

הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim)

Article | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky


and they [had] no

וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên)

Conjunctive waw | Adverb

Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle


light.

אוֹרָֽם׃ (’ō·w·rām)

Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural

Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary

• We are told about the time the earth was formless and empty!
• And there was no light in the heavens!

 

[JLG]

113) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:24


I looked

רָאִ֙יתִי֙ (rā·’î·ṯî)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular

Strong's 7200: To see


at the mountains,

הֶֽהָרִ֔ים (he·hā·rîm)

Article | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country


and behold,

וְהִנֵּ֖ה (wə·hin·nêh)

Conjunctive waw | Interjection

Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!


they were quaking;

רֹעֲשִׁ֑ים (rō·‘ă·šîm)

Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural

Strong's 7493: To undulate, through fear, to spring


all

וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every


the hills

הַגְּבָע֖וֹת (hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ)

Article | Noun - feminine plural

Strong's 1389: A hillock


were swaying.

הִתְקַלְקָֽלוּ׃ (hiṯ·qal·qā·lū)

Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural

Strong's 7043: To be slight, swift or trifling

• We are told about the time when the mountains were quaking and the hills swaying!

 

[JLG]

114) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:25

I looked,

רָאִ֕יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular

Strong's 7200: To see


and no

אֵ֣ין (’ên)

Adverb

Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle


man was left;

הָאָדָ֑ם (hā·’ā·ḏām)

Article | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being


all

וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every


the birds

ע֥וֹף (‘ō·wp̄)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 5775: Flying creatures


of the sky

הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim)

Article | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky


had fled.

נָדָֽדוּ׃ (nā·ḏā·ḏū)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural

Strong's 5074: To wave to and fro, to rove, flee, to drive away

• No man was left!
• No birds flying!
• No life!
• How strange!
• What a discomfort!
• What a frustration!
• You don’t know what to expect next!