Jeremiah

Jeremiah 6:24–26

²⁴We have heard the report;

our hands hang limp.

Anguish has gripped us,

pain like that of a woman in labor.

²⁵Do not go out to the fields;

do not walk the road.

For the enemy has a sword;

terror is on every side.

²⁶O daughter of my people,

dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes.

Mourn with bitter wailing,

as you would for an only son,

for suddenly the destroyer

will come upon us.

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Jeremiah 6:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We have heard	שָׁמַ֥עְנוּ	šā·ma‘·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H8085 hear
the report	שָׁמְע֖וֹ	šā·mə·‘ōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8089 report
our hands	יָדֵ֑ינוּ	yā·ḏê·nū	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common plural	H3027 hand
hang limp	רָפ֣וּ	rā·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7503 sink, relax
Anguish	צָרָה֙	ṣā·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6869 id.
has gripped us	הֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְנוּ	he·ḥĕ·zî·qaṯ·nū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular; first person common plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
pain	חִ֖יל	ḥîl	Noun - masculine singular	H2427 a writhing, anguish
like that of a woman in labor	כַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃	kay·yō·w·lê·ḏāh	Preposition-k, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget

Jeremiah 6:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
go out	תֵּצְאִי	tē·ṣə·ʾī	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
to the fields	הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
walk	תֵּלֵכִי	tē·lē·ḵī	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
the road	וּבַדֶּ֖רֶךְ	ū·ḇad·de·reḵ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
For	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the enemy	לְאֹיֵ֔ב	lə·’ō·yêḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
has a sword	חֶ֣רֶב	ḥe·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
terror	מָג֖וֹר	mā·ḡō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H4032 fear, terror
is on every side	מִסָּבִֽיב׃	mis·sā·ḇîḇ	Preposition-m; Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about

Jeremiah 6:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of my people	עַמִּ֤י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
dress	חִגְרִי־	ḥiḡ·rî-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H2296 gird, gird on, gird oneself
yourselves in sackcloth	שָׂק֙	śāq	Noun - masculine singular	H8242 sack, sackcloth
and roll	וְהִתְפַּלְּשִׁ֣י	wə·hiṯ·pal·lə·šî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine singular	H6428 act of mourning
in ashes	בָאֵ֔פֶר	ḇā·’ê·p̄er	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H665 ashes
Mourn	אֵ֤בֶל	’ê·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular	H60 mourning
with bitter	תַּמְרוּרִ֑ים	tam·rū·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8563 bitterness
wailing	מִסְפַּ֖ד	mis·paḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4553 wailing
as you would	עֲשִׂ֣י	‘ă·śî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H6213 do, make
for an only son	יָחִיד֙	yā·ḥîḏ	Adjective - masculine singular	H3173 only one, solitary
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
suddenly	פִתְאֹ֔ם	p̄iṯ·’ōm	Adverb	H6597 suddenness
the destroyer	הַשֹּׁדֵ֖ד	haš·šō·ḏêḏ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin
will come	יָבֹ֥א	yā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
upon us	עָלֵֽינוּ׃	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height

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Jeremiah 6:24 Jeremiah 4:31 · Jeremiah 50:43 · Jeremiah 49:24 · Isaiah 21:3 · Jeremiah 4:19–21 · Isaiah 28:19 · Jeremiah 30:6 · Jeremiah 13:21

Jeremiah 6:25 Jeremiah 49:29 · Job 18:11 · Jeremiah 20:10 · Jeremiah 14:18 · Psalm 31:13

Jeremiah 6:26 Zechariah 12:10 · Jeremiah 4:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.