Look,הִנֵּהlike the eagleכַנֶּשֶׁרhe will go upיַעֲלֶהand swoopוְיִדְאֶהand spreadוְיִפְרֹשׂhis wingsכְּנָפָיוover Bozrah;עַל בָּצְרָהand the heartוְ לֵבof the mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵיof Edomאֱדוֹםwill beהָיָהin that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאlike the heartכְּלֵבof a womanאִשָּׁהin distress.מְצֵרָה
Jeremiah 49:22
Study it in the app“Look, like the eagle he will go up and swoop and spread his wings over Bozrah; and the heart of the mighty men of Edom will be in that day like the heart of a woman in distress.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 49:22, word by word
- like the eagleנֶּשֶׁרnesher
eagle, vulture
Eagle; it may also refer to another large bird of prey, such as the vulture.
Where else “nesher” appears- he will go upיַעֲלֶהyaale
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- and swoopיִדְאֶהyide
swoop
Swoop: fly fast, like the bird that falls on its prey.
Where else “yide” appears- and spreadיִפְרֹשׂyifros
spread out
To open out hands, wings or cloth.
Where else “yifros” appears- his wingsכְּנָפָיkenafay
wing
A bird's wing; shelter under God's wings.
Where else “kenafay” appears- over Bozrahבָּצְרָהbatsra
Bozrah
Bozrah, an important city of Edom; also a town in Moab.
Where else “batsra” appears- and the heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- of the mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵיgibore
warrior
A brave warrior, or a capable man.
Where else “gibore” appears- of Edomאֱדוֹםedom
Edom
See it on the mapWhere else “edom” appears- will beהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- in that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of a womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- in distressמְצֵרָהmetsera
distress
To be in a tight spot, or to leave others no way out, like a besieged city.
Where else “metsera” appears
Places in this verse
Edom
Today: southern Jordan and the southern Negev
A mountain region south of the Dead Sea, in what is now southwest Jordan.
The Edomites came from Esau, Jacob's brother (Gen 36:1). Edom would not let Israel pass through its land (Num 20:14-21).
The context
21At the sound of their fall the earth quakes; there is a cry; at the Sea of Reeds its sound is heard.
22 · This verse (above)
23Concerning Damascus. Hamath is put to shame, and Arpad, for a bad report they have heard; they melt away; in the sea there is anxiety; it cannot be quiet.