Jeremiah 14:19

“Have you utterly rejected Judah? Has your soul loathed Zion? Why have you struck us so that there is no healing for us? We hoped for peace, but there is no good; for a time of healing, and look, terror!”

Jeremiah 14:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 14:19, word by word

Have you utterlyמָאֹסmaos

reject

To regard something or someone as worthless and put it away.

Where else “maos” appears
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.

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Has your soulנַפְשֶׁnafshe

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

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loathedגָּעֲלָהgaala

loathe

To reject something in disgust.

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Whyמַדּוּעַmadua

why?

Why? For what reason?

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have you struck usהִכִּיתָhikita

punish

God punishes with a plague.

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healingמַרְפֵּאmarpe

healing

What heals a wound; without remedy is without any possibility of cure.

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We hopedקַוֵּהkave

wait

To long and look for, above all YHWH.

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for peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom

peace

Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.

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goodטוֹבtov

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

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for a timeעֵתet

time

The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".

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terrorבְעָתָהveata

terror

Terror, sudden dread.

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Places in this verse

Zion
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Zion

    Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem

    A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.

    David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).

    2 Samuel 5:7Psalms 48:2Hebrews 12:22Romans 9:33

The context

18If I go out into the field, look, those slain by the sword! And if I enter the city, look, those sick with famine! For both prophet and priest roam about through the land, and they do not know.’”

19 · This verse (above)

20We acknowledge, YHWH, our wickedness, the iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against you.

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