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I looked,רָאִיתִיand look,וְהִנֵּהthe orchard landהַכַּרְמֶלwas the wilderness,הַמִּדְבָּרand allוְכָלits citiesעָרָיוwere torn downנִתְּצוּbefore YHWH,מִפְּנֵי יְהוָהbefore his burningמִפְּנֵי חֲרוֹןanger.אַפּוֹ
Jeremiah 4:26
Study it in the app“I looked, and look, the orchard land was the wilderness, and all its cities were torn down before YHWH, before his burning anger.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 4:26, word by word
- I lookedרָאִיתִיraiti
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raiti” appears- the orchard landכַּרְמֶלkarmel
orchard
A grove of trees bearing produce, rich soil.
Where else “karmel” appears- was the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears- its citiesעָרָיaray
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “aray” appears- were torn downנִתְּצוּnittsu
tear down
Tear down, pull down, break down.
Where else “nittsu” appears- before YHWHפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- before YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- before his burningחֲרוֹןcharon
burning anger
Burning of anger.
Where else “charon” appears- angerאַפּap
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “ap” appears
The context
25I looked, and look, there was no human being, and all the birds of the heavens had fled.
26 · This verse (above)
27For thus says YHWH: “The whole land will be a desolation, yet a full end I will not make.