Jeremiah
Jeremiah 46:5
5Why am I seeing this?
They are terrified,
they are retreating;
their warriors are defeated,
they flee in haste without looking back;
terror is on every side!”
declares the LORD.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | מַדּ֣וּעַ | mad·dū·a‘ | Interrogative | H4069 wherefore? |
| am I seeing this | רָאִ֗יתִי | rā·’î·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| They | הֵ֣מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| are terrified | חַתִּים֮ | ḥat·tîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2844 terror, fear |
| they are retreating | נְסֹגִ֣ים | nə·sō·ḡîm | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H5472 move away, backslide |
| their warriors | וְגִבּוֹרֵיהֶ֣ם | wə·ḡib·bō·w·rê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1368 strong, mighty |
| are defeated | יֻכַּ֔תּוּ | yuk·kat·tū | Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3807 beat, crush by beating |
| they flee | וּמָנ֥וֹס | ū·mā·nō·ws | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H4498 flight. |
| in haste | נָ֖סוּ | nā·sū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5127 flee, escape |
| without | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| looking back | הִפְנ֑וּ | hip̄·nū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H6437 turn |
| terror | מָג֥וֹר | mā·ḡō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H4032 fear, terror |
| is on every side | מִסָּבִ֖יב | mis·sā·ḇîḇ | Preposition-m; Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.