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Look,הִנֵּהlike cloudsכַּעֲנָנִיםhe comes up,יַעֲלֶהand like the whirlwindוְכַסּוּפָהare his chariots;מַרְכְּבוֹתָיוswifterקַלּוּthan eaglesמִנְּשָׁרִיםare his horses.סוּסָיוWoeאוֹיto us,לָנוּforכִּיwe are devastated!שֻׁדָּדְנוּ
Jeremiah 4:13
Study it in the app“Look, like clouds he comes up, and like the whirlwind are his chariots; swifter than eagles are his horses. Woe to us, for we are devastated!”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 4:13, word by word
- like cloudsעֲנָנִיםananim
cloud
A mass of vapor in the sky that gives shade, brings rain or covers the light.
Where else “ananim” appears- he comes upיַעֲלֶהyaale
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaale” appears- and like the whirlwindסּוּפָהsufa
whirlwind
A strong wind that sweeps away.
Where else “sufa” appears- are his chariotsמַרְכְּבוֹתָיmarkvotay
chariot
Chariot: a cart drawn by horses, for war or for travel.
Where else “markvotay” appears- swifterקַלּוּkalu
be light
To weigh little or be worth little; to become lighter, or go down.
Where else “kalu” appears- than eaglesנְּשָׁרִיםnesharim
eagle, vulture
Eagle; it may also refer to another large bird of prey, such as the vulture.
Where else “nesharim” appears- are his horsesסוּסָיsusay
horse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “susay” appears- Woeאוֹיoy
woe, alas
Woe! A cry of lament or a warning of disaster.
Where else “oy” appears- we are devastatedשֻׁדָּדְנוּshudadnu
devastate
To leave a country or city empty and in ruins by force.
Where else “shudadnu” appears
The context
12a wind too strong for these will come from me. Now I also will pronounce judgments against them.”
13 · This verse (above)
14Wash your heart from evil, Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will your thoughts of wickedness lodge within you?