Like a scarecrowכְּתֹמֶרin a cucumber fieldמִקְשָׁהthey are,הֵמָּהand they do notוְלֹאspeak;יְדַבֵּרוּthey must be carried,נָשׂוֹא יִנָּשׂוּאforכִּיthey do notלֹאwalk.יִצְעָדוּDo notאַלfearתִּירְאוּthem,מֵהֶםforכִּיthey do notלֹאdo harm,יָרֵעוּand alsoוְגַםto do goodהֵיטֵיבis notאֵיןin them.”אוֹתָם
Jeremiah 10:5
Study it in the app“Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field they are, and they do not speak; they must be carried, for they do not walk. Do not fear them, for they do not do harm, and also to do good is not in them.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 10:5, word by word
- Like a scarecrowתֹמֶרtomer
scarecrow
A post set in a garden to frighten birds.
Where else “tomer” appears- in a cucumber fieldמִקְשָׁהmiksha
cucumber field
A melon patch or garden of cucumbers and melons.
Where else “miksha” appears- speakיְדַבֵּרוּyedaberu
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaberu” appears- they must be carriedנָשׂוֹאnaso
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “naso” appears- walkיִצְעָדוּyitsadu
march; climb
Step along, march. Also climb.
Where else “yitsadu” appears- fearתִּירְאוּtiru
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “tiru” appears- do harmיָרֵעוּyareu
do evil
To harm someone; evildoers.
Where else “yareu” appears- to do goodהֵיטֵיבhetev
go well
For it to go well for someone: "that it may go well with you".
Where else “hetev” appears
Translation note
10:1-16 resembles Isaiah 40:18-20; 44:9-20; 46:5-7.
The context
4With silver and with gold they adorn it; with nails and with hammers they fasten them, and it will not totter.
5 · This verse (above)
6There is none like you, YHWH; great are you, and great is your name in might.