Jeremiah
Jeremiah 6:1
1“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin;
flee from Jerusalem!
Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa;
send up a signal over Beth-haccherem,
for disaster looms from the north,
even great destruction.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run for cover | הָעִ֣זוּ׀ | hā·‘i·zū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H5756 take or seek refuge |
| O sons | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Benjamin | בִניָמִ֗ן | ḇi·n·yå̄·min | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
| Jerusalem | יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| Sound | תִּקְע֣וּ | tiq·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast |
| the ram’s horn | שׁוֹפָ֔ר | šō·w·p̄ār | Noun - masculine singular | H7782 horn |
| in Tekoa | וּבִתְק֙וֹעַ֙ | ū·ḇiṯ·qō·w·a‘ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8620 Tekoa |
| send up | שְׂא֣וּ | śə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| a signal | מַשְׂאֵ֑ת | maś·’êṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H4864 uprising, utterance, burden, portion |
| over | וְעַל־ | wə·‘al- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| Beth-haccherem | הַכֶּ֖רֶם | hak·ke·rem | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1021 Beth-hak-Kerem |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| disaster | רָעָ֛ה | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| looms | נִשְׁקְפָ֥ה | niš·qə·p̄āh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H8259 overhang, look out and down |
| from the north | מִצָּפ֖וֹן | miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H6828 north |
| even great | 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Nehemiah 3:14 · Jeremiah 6:22 · 2 Samuel 14:2 · Joshua 18:21–28 · 2 Chronicles 11:6 · Judges 1:21 · Jeremiah 4:5–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.