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The soundקוֹלof a report!שְׁמוּעָהLook,הִנֵּהit comes,בָאָהand a greatגָּדוֹלcommotionוְרַעַשׁfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof the north,צָפוֹןto makeלָשׂוּםthe citiesעָרֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהa desolation,שְׁמָמָהa lairמְעוֹןof jackals.תַּנִּים
Jeremiah 10:22
Study it in the app“The sound of a report! Look, it comes, and a great commotion from the land of the north, to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a lair of jackals.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 10:22, word by word
- The soundקוֹלkol
sound
What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.
Where else “kol” appears- of a reportשְׁמוּעָהshemua
report, news
Report, news: what one hears said.
Where else “shemua” appears- it comesבָאָהvaa
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vaa” appears- and a greatגָּדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- commotionרַעַשׁraash
rumble
A loud noise, like of chariots.
Where else “raash” appears- from the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of the northצָפוֹןtsafon
north
North.
Where else “tsafon” appears- to makeשׂוּםsum
make
To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".
Where else “sum” appears- the citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- a desolationשְׁמָמָהshemama
desolation
Desolation: a land left empty and uncultivated; also horror.
Where else “shemama” appears- a lairמְעוֹןmeon
dwelling, lair
Dwelling: the place where someone lives; often the heavens or the sanctuary where God dwells; also the lair of jackals.
Where else “meon” appears- of jackalsתַּנִּיםtanim
jackal
A wild dog that lives among ruins.
Where else “tanim” appears
The context
21For the shepherds have become dull, and YHWH they have not sought; therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.
22 · This verse (above)
23I know, YHWH, that his way does not belong to the human being, nor to a man who walks to direct his step.