Jeremiah 21:5

“And I will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, and with anger and with fury and with great wrath.”

Jeremiah 21:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 21:5, word by word

will fightנִלְחַמְתִּיnilchamti

fight

To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.

Where else “nilchamti” appears
with an outstretchedנְטוּיָהnetuya

stretch out

To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.

Where else “netuya” appears
handיָדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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and with a strongחֲזָקָהchazaka

strong

Of great power or intensity: a hand, a wind or a famine no one can withstand.

Where else “chazaka” appears
armזְרוֹעַzeroa

arm

The limb between shoulder and hand; in an animal, the shoulder.

Where else “zeroa” appears
and with angerאַףaf

anger

The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.

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and with furyחֵמָהchema

fury

Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.

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and with greatגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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wrathקֶצֶףketsef

wrath

A violent anger poured out on someone, above all YHWH's.

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Translation note

The words of the exodus from Egypt, “a strong hand and an outstretched arm” (Deuteronomy 26:8), appear here against the people itself.

The context

4‘Thus says YHWH, the Elohim of Israel: Look, I am turning back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you are fighting the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the wall; and I will gather them into the midst of this city.

5 · This verse (above)

6And I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both human being and animal; of a great pestilence they will die.

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