Declareהַגִּידוּin Judah,בִיהוּדָהand in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַםmake it heard,הַשְׁמִיעוּand say,וְאִמְרוּ‘Blowתִּקְעוּthe hornשׁוֹפָרin the land;בָּאָרֶץcry out,קִרְאוּfill your voice,מַלְאוּand say,וְאִמְרוּ“Gather together,הֵאָסְפוּand let us goוְנָבוֹאָהinto the fortifiedהַמִּבְצָרcities.”’אֶל עָרֵי
Jeremiah 4:5
Study it in the app“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.”’”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “yhuda” appears- and in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- make it heardהַשְׁמִיעוּhashmiu
proclaim
Literally "make hear": to make known to all.
Where else “hashmiu” appears- and sayאִמְרוּimru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “imru” appears- ‘Blowתִּקְעוּtiku
blow
To blow the trumpet.
Where else “tiku” appears- the hornשׁוֹפָרshofar
horn (shofar)
Shofar: a ram's horn blown like a trumpet.
Where else “shofar” appears- in the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- 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.
Where else “malu” appears- “Gather togetherהֵאָסְפוּheasfu
assemble
To bring people together in one place.
Where else “heasfu” appears- and let us goנָבוֹאָהnavoa
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “navoa” appears- into the fortifiedמִּבְצָרmivtsar
fortress, fortified city
Fortress, fortified city.
Where else “mivtsar” appears- cities.”’עָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” 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
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.