Jeremiah 46:16

“He made many stumble; indeed, each one fell against his neighbor, and they said, “Get up, and let us return to our people and to the land of our birth, from before the sword of the oppressor.””

Jeremiah 46:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 46:16, word by word

He made manyהִרְבָּהhirba

increase

To make an amount larger, adding and adding.

Where else “hirba” appears
stumbleכּוֹשֵׁלkoshel

stumble

To lose one's balance while walking until one falls.

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each oneאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

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fellנָפַלnafal

fall

To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.

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against his neighborרֵעֵree

neighbor

The person living near, anyone one deals with.

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and they saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru

say

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

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“Get upקוּמָkuma

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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and let us returnנָשֻׁבָהnashuva

return

To go back to a place.

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to our peopleעַמֵּame

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

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and to the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of our birthמוֹלַדְתֵּmoladte

birth

The fact of coming into the world, or the place where someone was born.

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from beforeפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

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of the oppressorיּוֹנָהyona

mistreat, oppress

Mistreat, oppress; take advantage of someone weaker.

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The context

15Why has your mighty one been swept away? He did not stand, for YHWH thrust him down.

16 · This verse (above)

17They cried there, “Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he has let pass the appointed time.”

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