And I will make themוּנְתַתִּיםan object of dreadלְזַעֲוָהto allלְכֹלthe kingdomsמַמְלְכוֹתof the earthהָאָרֶץbecauseבִּגְלַלof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהsonבֶןof Hezekiah,יְחִזְקִיָּהוּkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהfor whatעַל אֲשֶׁרhe didעָשָׂהin Jerusalem.בִּירוּשָׁלִָם
Jeremiah 15:4
Study it in the app“And I will make them an object of dread to all the kingdoms of the earth because of Manasseh son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 15:4, word by word
- And I will make themנְתַתִּיnetati
make
To make someone something: "I have made you a father".
Where else “netati” appears- an object of dreadזַעֲוָהzaava
horror, object of terror
Something that makes those who see it tremble; also maltreatment.
Where else “zaava” appears- the kingdomsמַמְלְכוֹתmamlchot
kingdom
A land ruled by a king.
Where else “mamlchot” appears- of the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- becauseגְלַלgelal
because of
Because of, on account of.
Where else “gelal” appears- of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashe
Manasseh
Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".
Where else “menashe” appears- sonבֶןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- of Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּהוּyechizkiyahu
Hezekiah
Hezekiah: a name meaning "YHWH is my strength" or "YHWH strengthens." Best known is the king of Judah, son of Ahaz (2 Kings 16:20; 18-20; Isaiah 36-39); other men also bear it (Zephaniah 1:1; Nehemiah 7:21).
Where else “yechizkiyahu” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” 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- he didעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears- in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears
Translation note
What Manasseh did is told in 2 Kings 21:1-16; cf. 2 Kings 23:26; 24:3-4.
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
3And I will appoint over them four kinds, declares YHWH: the sword to kill, and the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the heavens and the animals of the earth to devour and to destroy.
4 · This verse (above)
5For who will have pity on you, Jerusalem? And who will grieve for you? And who will turn aside to ask about your peace?