Remindהַזְכִּירוּthe nations,לַגּוֹיִםlook,הִנֵּהproclaimהַשְׁמִיעוּagainst Jerusalem:עַל יְרוּשָׁלִַם“Besiegersנֹצְרִיםare comingבָּאִיםfrom a landמֵאֶרֶץfar away,הַמֶּרְחָקand they raiseוַיִּתְּנוּtheir voiceקוֹלָםagainst the citiesעַל עָרֵיof Judah.יְהוּדָה
Jeremiah 4:16
Study it in the app“Remind the nations, look, proclaim against Jerusalem: “Besiegers are coming from a land far away, and they raise their voice against the cities of Judah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 4:16, word by word
- Remindהַזְכִּירוּhazkiru
mention
To speak of something, bring it to others' minds.
Where else “hazkiru” appears- the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- proclaimהַשְׁמִיעוּhashmiu
proclaim
Literally "make hear": to make known to all.
Where else “hashmiu” appears- against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- “Besiegersנֹצְרִיםnotsrim
besiege
To surround a city so that no one goes out or in.
Where else “notsrim” appears- are comingבָּאִיםbaim
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “baim” appears- from a landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- far awayמֶּרְחָקmerchak
distance, far place
Distance, a far place; "from afar".
Where else “merchak” appears- and they raiseיִּתְּנוּyitnu
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yitnu” appears- their voiceקוֹלָkola
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kola” appears- against the citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” 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
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
15For a voice declares from Dan, and proclaims calamity from the mountains of Ephraim.
16 · This verse (above)
17Like keepers of a field they are against her all around, for she has rebelled against me, declares YHWH.