Jeremiah

Jeremiah 6:4–5

⁴‘Prepare for battle against her;

rise up, let us attack at noon.

Woe to us, for the daylight is fading;

the evening shadows grow long.

⁵Rise up, let us attack by night

and destroy her fortresses!’”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Prepare	קַדְּשׁ֤וּ	qad·də·šū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
for battle	מִלְחָמָ֔ה	mil·ḥā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
against her	עָלֶ֙יהָ֙	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
rise up	ק֖וּמוּ	qū·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
let us attack	וְנַעֲלֶ֣ה	wə·na·‘ă·leh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
at noon	בַֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם	ḇaṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6672 midday, noon
Woe	א֥וֹי	’ō·w	Interjection	H188 woe!
to us	לָ֙נוּ֙	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
for	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the daylight	הַיּ֔וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
is fading	פָנָ֣ה	p̄ā·nāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6437 turn
the evening	עָֽרֶב׃	‘ā·reḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
shadows	צִלְלֵי־	ṣil·lê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6752 shade
grow long	יִנָּט֖וּ	yin·nā·ṭū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Rise up	ק֚וּמוּ	qū·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
let us attack	וְנַעֲלֶ֣ה	wə·na·‘ă·leh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
by night	בַלָּ֔יְלָה	ḇal·lā·yə·lāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
and destroy	וְנַשְׁחִ֖יתָה	wə·naš·ḥî·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H7843 go to ruin (?)
her fortresses	אַרְמְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ס	’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯe·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H759 citadel

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 6:4 Jeremiah 15:8 · Zephaniah 2:4 · Joel 3:9 · Jeremiah 8:20

Jeremiah 6:5 Jeremiah 52:13 · Isaiah 32:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.