At that timeבָּעֵת הַהִיאit will be saidיֵאָמֵרto this peopleלָעָם הַזֶּהand to Jerusalem,וְלִירוּשָׁלִַם“A scorchingצַחwindרוּחַfrom the bare heightsשְׁפָיִיםin the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּרcomes on the wayדֶּרֶךְof the daughterבַּתof my people,עַמִּיnotלוֹאto winnowלִזְרוֹתand notוְלוֹאto cleanse,לְהָבַר
Jeremiah 4:11
Study it in the app“At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A scorching wind from the bare heights in the wilderness comes on the way of the daughter of my people, not to winnow and not to cleanse,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 4:11, word by word
- At that timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- it will be saidיֵאָמֵרyeamer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yeamer” appears- to this peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- and to Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- “A scorchingצַחtsach
radiant
Blinding; burning like the sun.
Where else “tsach” appears- windרוּחַruach
wind
Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.
Where else “ruach” appears- from the bare heightsשְׁפָיִיםshefayim
bare height
Bare hill, a height without trees.
Where else “shefayim” appears- in the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears- comes on the wayדֶּרֶךְderech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appears- of the daughterבַּתbat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bat” appears- to winnowזְרוֹתzerot
winnow
To toss grain in the air to remove the chaff.
Where else “zerot” appears- to cleanseהָבַרhavar
purify
To remove every stain.
Where else “havar” appears
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
10And I said, “Ah, Adonai YHWH! Surely you have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You will have peace,’ and the sword has reached to the soul.”
11 · This verse (above)
12a wind too strong for these will come from me. Now I also will pronounce judgments against them.”