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Howאֵיךְis notלֹאforsakenעֻזְּבָהthe cityעִירof praise,תְּהִלָּתthe townקִרְיַתof my joy!מְשׂוֹשִׂי
Jeremiah 49:25
Study it in the app“How is not forsaken the city of praise, the town of my joy!”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 49:25, word by word
- forsakenעֻזְּבָהuzva
leave
To not take something along, or put it in another's care.
Where else “uzva” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- of praiseתְּהִלָּתtehilat
praise
Praise; deeds worthy of praise; a song of praise.
Where else “tehilat” appears- the townקִרְיַתkiryat
town, city
Town: a poetic way of saying "city."
Where else “kiryat” appears- of my joyמְשׂוֹשִׂmesosi
joy, delight
Joy, delight; also what causes it.
Where else “mesosi” appears
The context
24Damascus has grown weak; she has turned to flee, and trembling has seized her; anguish and pangs have taken hold of her like a woman giving birth.
25 · This verse (above)
26Therefore her young men will fall in her squares, and all the men of war will be silenced in that day, declares YHWH Tsevaot.