Study it in the app“How long will the land mourn, and the grass of every field wither? Because of the evil of those who dwell in it the animals and the birds are swept away, for they say: “He will not see our end.””
How longעַד מָתַיwill the landהָאָרֶץmourn,תֶּאֱבַלand the grassוְעֵשֶׂבof everyכָּלfieldהַשָּׂדֶהwither?יִיבָשׁBecause of the evilמֵרָעַתof those who dwellיֹשְׁבֵיin itבָהּthe animalsבְהֵמוֹתand the birdsוָעוֹףare swept away,סָפְתָהforכִּיthey say:אָמְרוּ“He will notלֹאseeיִרְאֶהour end.”אֶת אַחֲרִיתֵנוּ
when?
When? How long?
Where else “matay” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appearsmourn
Mourn, grieve for the dead.
Where else “teeval” appearsplants, vegetation
Small plants, herbs and crops that serve as food for people and animals.
Where else “esev” appearsfield
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appearsdry up
To lose water or moisture and become parched or withered.
Where else “yivash” appearsevil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raat” appearsdwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appearsbeast
Animals in general.
Where else “vehemot” appearsbird
The animals with wings and feathers that fly through the sky: doves, eagles, ravens.
Where else “of” appearssweep away
To perish together with others, wiped out.
Where else “safta” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yire” appearsend
Where something ends, and how it ends.
Where else “acharite” appears3But you, YHWH, know me; you see me, and you have tested my heart with you. Drag them off like sheep to the slaughter, and set them apart for the day of killing.
4 · This verse (above)
5If with men on foot you have run and they have wearied you, how will you compete with the horses? And in a land of peace you feel secure, but how will you do in the thicket of the Jordan?
