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A horrorשַׁמָּהand a horrible thingוְשַׁעֲרוּרָהhas happenedנִהְיְתָהin the land:בָּאָרֶץ
Jeremiah 5:30
Study it in the app“A horror and a horrible thing has happened in the land:”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 5:30, word by word
- A horrorשַׁמָּהshama
horror
Something that horrifies everyone.
Where else “shama” appears- and a horrible thingשַׁעֲרוּרָהshaarura
horrible thing
A horrible thing, something that causes dread.
Where else “shaarura” appears- has happenedנִהְיְתָהnihyta
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “nihyta” appears- in the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
29Shall I not punish for these things? declares YHWH. On a nation such as this shall my soul not avenge itself?
30 · This verse (above)
31the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own hand, and my people love it so. But what will you do at its end?’”