Jeremiah
Jeremiah 4:5–7
5Announce in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say:
“Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land.
Cry aloud and say,
‘Assemble yourselves
and let us flee to the fortified cities.’
6Raise a signal flag toward Zion.
Seek refuge! Do not delay!
For I am bringing disaster from the north,
and terrible destruction.
7A lion has gone up from his thicket,
and a destroyer of nations has set out.
He has left his lair
to lay waste your land.
Your cities will be reduced to ruins
and lie uninhabited.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Jeremiah 4:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Announce | הַגִּ֣ידוּ | hag·gî·ḏū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H5046 be conspicuous |
| in Judah | בִֽיהוּדָ֗ה | ḇî·hū·ḏāh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| proclaim | הַשְׁמִ֔יעוּ | haš·mî·‘ū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| in Jerusalem | וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ | ū·ḇî·rū·šā·lim | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| and say | וְאִמְר֕וּ | wə·’im·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Blow | וְתִקְעוּ | wə·ṯiq·ʿū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast |
| the ram’s horn | שׁוֹפָ֖ר | šō·w·p̄ār | Noun - masculine singular | H7782 horn |
| throughout the land | בָּאָ֑רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| Cry aloud | קִרְא֤וּ | qir·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| and say | וְאִמְר֔וּ | wə·’im·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Assemble yourselves | הֵאָסְפ֥וּ | hê·’ā·sə·p̄ū | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural | H622 gather, remove |
| and let us flee | וְנָב֖וֹאָה | wə·nā·ḇō·w·’āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the fortified | הַמִּבְצָֽר׃ | ham·miḇ·ṣār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4013 fortification |
| cities | עָרֵ֥י | ‘ā·rê | Noun - feminine plural construct | H5892 excitement |
Jeremiah 4:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raise | שְׂאוּ־ | śə·’ū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| a signal flag | נֵ֣ס | nês | Noun - masculine singular | H5251 standard, ensign, signal, sign |
| toward Zion | צִיּ֔וֹנָה | ṣî·yō·w·nāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
| Seek refuge | הָעִ֖יזוּ | hā·‘î·zū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H5756 take or seek refuge |
| Do not | אַֽל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| delay | תַּעֲמֹ֑דוּ | ta·‘ă·mō·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אָנֹכִ֛י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| am bringing | מֵבִ֥יא | mê·ḇî | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| disaster | רָעָ֗ה | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| from the north | מִצָּפ֖וֹן | miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H6828 north |
| and terrible | גָּדֽוֹל׃ | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| destruction | וְשֶׁ֥בֶר | wə·še·ḇer | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H7667 breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash |
Jeremiah 4:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A lion | אַרְיֵה֙ | ’ar·yêh | Noun - masculine singular | H738 lion |
| has gone up | עָלָ֤ה | ‘ā·lāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| from his thicket | מִֽסֻּבְּכ֔וֹ | mis·sub·bə·ḵōw | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5441 id. |
| and a destroyer | וּמַשְׁחִ֣ית | ū·maš·ḥîṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| of nations | גּוֹיִ֔ם | gō·w·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| has set out | נָסַ֖ע | nā·sa‘ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey |
| He has left | יָצָ֣א | yā·ṣā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| his lair | מִמְּקֹמ֑וֹ | mim·mə·qō·mōw | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| to lay | לָשׂ֤וּם | lā·śūm | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7760 put, place, set |
| waste | לְשַׁמָּ֔ה | lə·šam·māh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H8047 waste, appalment |
| your land | אַרְצֵךְ֙ | ’ar·ṣêḵ | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| Your cities | עָרַ֥יִךְ | ‘ā·ra·yiḵ | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| will be reduced | מֵאֵ֥ין | mê·’ên | Preposition-m; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| to ruins | תִּצֶּ֖ינָה | tiṣ·ṣe·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H5327 struggle |
| and lie uninhabited | יוֹשֵֽׁב׃ | yō·wō·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 4:5 Jeremiah 8:14 · Joshua 10:20 · Jeremiah 6:1 · Hosea 8:1
Jeremiah 4:6 Jeremiah 50:2 · Jeremiah 1:13–15 · Jeremiah 51:27 · Jeremiah 51:12 · Jeremiah 4:21 · Jeremiah 6:1 · Jeremiah 6:22 · Jeremiah 25:9 · Isaiah 62:10
Jeremiah 4:7 Jeremiah 2:15 · Isaiah 6:11 · Isaiah 1:7 · Jeremiah 5:6 · Ezekiel 26:7–10 · Jeremiah 25:9 · Jeremiah 50:17 · Daniel 7:4 · Isaiah 5:9 · Jeremiah 49:19 · Jeremiah 34:22 · Jeremiah 25:38
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.