Jeremiah
Jeremiah 48:3–5
3A voice cries out from Horonaim:
‘Devastation and great destruction!’
4Moab will be shattered;
her little ones will cry out.c
5For on the ascent to Luhith
they weep bitterly as they go,
and on the descent to Horonaim
cries of distress resound
over the destruction:
Footnotes
- c 48:4 Hebrew; LXX her cries are heard as far away as Zoar
Word by word
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Jeremiah 48:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A voice | ק֥וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| cries out | צְעָקָ֖ה | ṣə·‘ā·qāh | Noun - feminine singular | H6818 cry, outcry |
| from Horonaim | מֵחֹֽרוֹנָ֑יִם | mê·ḥō·rō·w·nā·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2773 Choronajim |
| Devastation | שֹׁ֖ד | šōḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H7701 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin |
| and great | גָּדֽוֹל׃ | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| destruction | וָשֶׁ֥בֶר | wā·še·ḇer | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H7667 breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash |
Jeremiah 48:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moab | מוֹאָ֑ב | mō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
| will be shattered | נִשְׁבְּרָ֖ה | niš·bə·rāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7665 break, break in pieces |
| her little | צְעוֹרֶיהָ׃ | ṣə·ʿō·rɛ·hå̄ | Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H6810 little, insignificant, young |
| ones will cry out | זְּעָקָ֖ה | zə·‘ā·qāh | Noun - feminine singular | H2201 shriek, outcry |
Jeremiah 48:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֚י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| on the ascent | מַעֲלֵ֣ה | ma·‘ă·lêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4608 ascent |
| to Luhith | הַלֻּחוֹת | hal·lu·ḥōṯ | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3872 Luchith |
| they weep | בֶּ֑כִי | be·ḵî | Noun - masculine singular | H1065 weeping |
| bitterly | בִּבְכִ֖י | biḇ·ḵî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H1065 weeping |
| as they go | יַֽעֲלֶה־ | ya·‘ă·leh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| and | כִּ֚י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| on the descent | בְּמוֹרַ֣ד | bə·mō·w·raḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4174 descent, slope |
| to Horonaim | חוֹרֹנַ֔יִם | ḥō·w·rō·na·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2773 Choronajim |
| cries | צַֽעֲקַת־ | ṣa·‘ă·qaṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H6818 cry, outcry |
| of distress | צָרֵ֥י | ṣā·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H6862 narrow, tight |
| resound | שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃ | šā·mê·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8085 hear |
| over the destruction | שֶׁ֖בֶר | še·ḇer | Noun - masculine singular | H7667 breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 48:3 Isaiah 15:5 · Jeremiah 48:34 · Jeremiah 48:5
Jeremiah 48:5 Isaiah 15:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.