16
And letוְthat manהָאִישׁ הַהוּאbeהָיָהlike the citiesכֶּעָרִיםthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהoverthrewהָפַךְand did notוְלֹאrelent;נִחָםand let him hearוְשָׁמַעa cryזְעָקָהin the morningבַּבֹּקֶרand a war cryוּתְרוּעָהat the timeבְּעֵתof noon,צָהֳרָיִם
Jeremiah 20:16
Study it in the app“And let that man be like the cities that YHWH overthrew and did not relent; and let him hear a cry in the morning and a war cry at the time of noon,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 20:16, word by word
- that manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- beהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- like the citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- overthrewהָפַךְhafach
overthrow
To bring down cities like Sodom.
Where else “hafach” appears- relentנִחָםnicham
relent
God gives up the evil he announced and leaves it unfulfilled.
Where else “nicham” appears- and let him hearשָׁמַעshama
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shama” appears- a cryזְעָקָהzeaka
outcry
Cry, outcry: the cry of someone who suffers injustice and calls for help.
Where else “zeaka” appears- in the morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- and a war cryתְרוּעָהterua
war cry
A loud voice that warns of war or danger.
Where else “terua” appears- at the timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- of noonצָהֳרָיִםtsahorayim
noon
When the sun is highest; or full light.
Where else “tsahorayim” appears
The context
15Cursed be the man who brought the news to my father, saying, “A son is born to you, a male!” making him very glad.
16 · This verse (above)
17because he did not kill me from the womb, so that my mother would have been to me my grave, and her womb pregnant forever.