21
How longעַד מָתַיmust I seeאֶרְאֶהthe banner,נֵּסmust I hearאֶשְׁמְעָהthe soundקוֹלof the horn?שׁוֹפָר
Jeremiah 4:21
Study it in the app“How long must I see the banner, must I hear the sound of the horn?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 4:21, word by word
- How longמָתַיmatay
when?
When? How long?
Where else “matay” appears- must I seeאֶרְאֶהere
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “ere” appears- the bannerנֵּסnes
banner
A signal raised on a staff, for all to gather.
Where else “nes” appears- must I hearאֶשְׁמְעָהeshma
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “eshma” appears- the soundקוֹלkol
sound
What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.
Where else “kol” appears- of the hornשׁוֹפָרshofar
horn (shofar)
Shofar: a ram's horn blown like a trumpet.
Where else “shofar” appears
The context
20Breaking upon breaking is proclaimed, for the whole land is devastated; suddenly my tents are devastated, in a moment my curtains.
21 · This verse (above)
22“For my people is foolish; me they do not know. They are senseless children, and they are not discerning. They are wise to do evil, but to do good they do not know.”