Jeremiah 4:5

“Declare in Judah, and in Jerusalem make it heard, and say, ‘Blow the horn in the land; cry out, fill your voice, and say, “Gather together, and let us go into the fortified cities.”’”

Jeremiah 4:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 4:5, word by word

Declareהַגִּידוּhagidu

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

Where else “hagidu” appears
in Judahיהוּדָהyhuda

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.

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and in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears
make it heardהַשְׁמִיעוּhashmiu

proclaim

Literally "make hear": to make known to all.

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and sayאִמְרוּimru

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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‘Blowתִּקְעוּtiku

blow

To blow the trumpet.

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the hornשׁוֹפָרshofar

horn (shofar)

Shofar: a ram's horn blown like a trumpet.

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in the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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cry outקִרְאוּkiru

cry out

To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.

Where else “kiru” appears
fill your voiceמַלְאוּmalu

fill

To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.

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“Gather togetherהֵאָסְפוּheasfu

assemble

To bring people together in one place.

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and let us goנָבוֹאָהnavoa

enter

To go into a place.

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into the fortifiedמִּבְצָרmivtsar

fortress, fortified city

Fortress, fortified city.

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cities.”’עָרֵיare

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “are” appears

Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

4Circumcise yourselves to YHWH, and remove the foreskins of your heart, men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, or my fury will go out like fire and burn with no one to quench it, because of the evil of your deeds.

5 · This verse (above)

6Raise a banner toward Zion; flee for safety, do not stand still, for I am bringing evil from the north, and a great breaking.

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