Study it in the app“For the palace is forsaken, the tumult of the city deserted; the Ophel and the watchtower have become caves forever, a joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks,”
Forכִּיthe palaceאַרְמוֹןis forsaken,נֻטָּשׁthe tumultהֲמוֹןof the cityעִירdeserted;עֻזָּבthe Ophelעֹפֶלand the watchtowerוָבַחַןhave becomeהָיָהcavesבְעַד מְעָרוֹתforever,עַד עוֹלָםa joyמְשׂוֹשׂof wild donkeys,פְּרָאִיםa pastureמִרְעֵהof flocks,עֲדָרִים
citadel, fortress
Citadel, fortified palace: the high and strongest part of a city or of the king's house.
Where else “armon” appearsabandon
To turn away from someone or something and leave it behind.
Where else “nutash” appearstumult
A loud sound of many people or much water.
Where else “hamon” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearsleave
To not take something along, or put it in another's care.
Where else “uzav” appearshill; tumor
It has two uses. 1) A hill, the high fortified part of a city: "the hill" of Samaria (2 Kings 5:24) and "the Ophel" of Jerusalem. 2) A tumor, a swelling of the body (Deuteronomy 28:27; 1 Samuel 5–6).
Where else “ofel” appearswatchtower
A watchtower.
Where else “vachan” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “haya” appearscave
Cave.
Where else “mearot” appearsforever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appearsjoy, delight
Joy, delight; also what causes it.
Where else “mesos” appearswild donkey
Wild donkey of the desert: a free animal no one tames. The image speaks of someone independent.
Where else “peraim” appearspasture
Pasture, place where livestock feed.
Where else “mire” appearsherd, flock
Herd, flock, drove.
Where else “adarim” appearsThe Ophel was the fortified hill of Jerusalem, next to the temple (2 Chronicles 27:3).
13on the ground of my people thornbushes and briers come up; yes, on all the houses of joy, the exultant town.
14 · This verse (above)
15until a spirit is poured out on us from on high, and the wilderness becomes an orchard, and the orchard is regarded as a forest.
