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Forכִּיthe ascentמַעֲלֵהof Luhith,הַלּוּחִיתwith weepingבִּבְכִיthey go up it,יַעֲלֶהweeping;בֶּכִיforכִּיon the descentבְּמוֹרַדof Horonaimחוֹרֹנַיִםthey have heardשָׁמֵעוּthe distressצָרֵיof the cryצַעֲקַתof breaking.שֶׁבֶר
Jeremiah 48:5
Study it in the app“For the ascent of Luhith, with weeping they go up it, weeping; for on the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distress of the cry of breaking.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 48:5, word by word
- the ascentמַעֲלֵהmaale
ascent, rise
Ascent, a slope by which one goes up; also a raised place.
Where else “maale” appears- of Luhithלּוּחִיתluchit
Luhith
Luhith: a place in Moab, reached by an ascent (Isaiah 15:5; Jeremiah 48:5).
Where else “luchit” appears- with weepingבְכִיvechi
weeping
Weeping.
Where else “vechi” appears- they go up itיַעֲלֶהyaale
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaale” appears- on the descentמוֹרַדmorad
slope
A slope by which one goes down from a high place to a lower one.
Where else “morad” appears- of Horonaimחוֹרֹנַיִםchoronayim
Horonaim
Horonaim: a place in Moab.
Where else “choronayim” appears- they have heardשָׁמֵעוּshameu
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shameu” appears- the distressצָרֵיtsare
distress
A tight situation from which one cannot escape.
Where else “tsare” appears- of the cryצַעֲקַתtsaakat
outcry
Outcry, cry of distress.
Where else “tsaakat” appears- of breakingשֶׁבֶרshever
ruin
The downfall of a people or someone.
Where else “shever” appears
The context
4Moab is broken; her little ones have raised a cry.
5 · This verse (above)
6Flee! Save your lives, and be like a shrub in the wilderness!