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As at the overthrowכְּמַהְפֵּכַתof Sodomסְדֹםand Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָהand their neighbors,וּשְׁכֵנֶיהָsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהno oneלֹא אִישׁwill dwellיֵשֵׁבthere,שָׁםnorוְלֹאwill a sonבֶּןof manאָדָםresideיָגוּרin it.בָּהּ
Jeremiah 49:18
Study it in the app“As at the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors, says YHWH, no one will dwell there, nor will a son of man reside in it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 49:18, word by word
- As at the overthrowמַהְפֵּכַתmahpechat
overthrow
Overthrow: a destruction that leaves a place turned upside down, like Sodom.
Where else “mahpechat” appears- of Sodomסְדֹםsedom
Sodom
See it on the mapWhere else “sedom” appears- and Gomorrahעֲמֹרָהamora
Gomorrah
See it on the mapWhere else “amora” appears- and their neighborsשְׁכֵנֶיshechene
neighbor, resident
Neighbor (man or woman); also a temporary resident.
Where else “shechene” appears- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- 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- no oneאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- will dwellיֵשֵׁבyeshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appears- will a sonבֶּןben
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ben” appears- of manאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- resideיָגוּרyagur
sojourn
To live in a place that is not your own.
Where else “yagur” appears
Places in this verse
1Sodom ?
Today: disputed; perhaps south or northeast of the Dead Sea
A city of the Jordan plain; its site is not known for certain, perhaps near the Dead Sea.
Its people were very wicked (Gen 13:13). God destroyed it with fire, and saved Lot (Gen 19:24-25).
2Gomorrah ?
Today: disputed; near the Dead Sea
A city of the Jordan plain, next to Sodom; its site is not known for certain.
God destroyed it together with Sodom for its great sin (Gen 18:20; 19:24).
The context
17And Edom will become a horror; everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss over all its wounds.
18 · This verse (above)
19Look, like a lion he comes up from the thicket of the Jordan against the perennial fold; for in an instant I will make him run from it, and whoever is chosen I will appoint over it; for who is like me? And who will summon me? And who is this shepherd who will stand before me?