Jeremiah 50:3

“For a nation from the north has come up against her; it will make her land a horror, and there will be no inhabitant in it; from human being to livestock they have fled, they have gone.”

Jeremiah 50:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 50:3, word by word

a nationגּוֹיgoy

nation

A people with their land; also Israel.

Where else “goy” appears
from the northצָּפוֹןtsafon

north

North.

Where else “tsafon” appears
has come upעָלָהala

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

Where else “ala” appears
will makeיָשִׁיתyashit

make

To turn someone into something.

Where else “yashit” appears
her landאַרְצָartsa

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “artsa” appears
a horrorשַׁמָּהshama

horror

Something that horrifies everyone.

Where else “shama” appears
and there will be noיִהְיֶהyihye

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

Where else “yihye” appears
inhabitantיוֹשֵׁבyoshev

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “yoshev” appears
from human beingאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

Where else “adam” appears
to livestockבְּהֵמָהbehema

beast

Animals in general.

Where else “behema” appears
they have fledנָדוּnadu

wander

To roam, run off.

Where else “nadu” appears
they have goneהָלָכוּhalachu

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

Where else “halachu” appears

The context

2Declare among the nations and proclaim, and lift up a banner; proclaim, do not conceal it; say, “Babylon is captured, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed; her idols are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.”

3 · This verse (above)

4In those days and in that time, declares YHWH, the sons of Israel will come, they and the sons of Judah together; going and weeping they will go, and YHWH their Elohim they will seek.

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