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Breakingשֶׁבֶרupon breakingעַל שֶׁבֶרis proclaimed,נִקְרָאforכִּיthe wholeכָּלlandהָאָרֶץis devastated;שֻׁדְּדָהsuddenlyפִּתְאֹםmy tentsאֹהָלַיare devastated,שֻׁדְּדוּin a momentרֶגַעmy curtains.יְרִיעֹתָי
Jeremiah 4:20
Study it in the app“Breaking upon breaking is proclaimed, for the whole land is devastated; suddenly my tents are devastated, in a moment my curtains.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 4:20, word by word
- Breakingשֶׁבֶרshever
ruin
The downfall of a people or someone.
Where else “shever” appears- is proclaimedנִקְרָאnikra
proclaim
To announce aloud.
Where else “nikra” appears- landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- is devastatedשֻׁדְּדָהshudda
devastate
To leave a country or city empty and in ruins by force.
Where else “shudda” appears- suddenlyפִּתְאֹםpitom
suddenly
Suddenly, in an instant.
Where else “pitom” appears- my tentsאֹהָלַohala
tent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “ohala” appears- in a momentרֶגַעrega
moment
Instant, a very brief moment.
Where else “rega” appears- my curtainsיְרִיעֹתָyeriota
curtain
Curtain: a large piece of cloth or of goats' hair from which a tent is made.
Where else “yeriota” appears
The context
19My insides, my insides! I writhe in pain! The walls of my heart! My heart is pounding within me; I cannot keep silent, for you have heard, my soul, the sound of the horn, the battle cry of war.
20 · This verse (above)
21How long must I see the banner, must I hear the sound of the horn?