Flee for safety,הָעִזוּsonsבְּנֵיof Benjamin,בִניָמִןfrom the midstמִקֶּרֶבof Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַםand in Tekoaוּבִתְקוֹעַblowתִּקְעוּthe horn,שׁוֹפָרand overוְעַלBeth-haccheremבֵּית הַכֶּרֶםraiseשְׂאוּa signal,מַשְׂאֵתforכִּיevilרָעָהlooks downנִשְׁקְפָהfrom the north,מִצָּפוֹןand a greatגָּדוֹלbreaking.וְשֶׁבֶר
Jeremiah 6:1
Study it in the app“Flee for safety, sons of Benjamin, from the midst of Jerusalem, and in Tekoa blow the horn, and over Beth-haccherem raise a signal, for evil looks down from the north, and a great breaking.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 6:1, word by word
- Flee for safetyהָעִזוּhaizu
bring to safety
Bring to safety, take to a refuge.
Where else “haizu” appears- sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Benjaminבִניָמִןvinyamin
Benjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “vinyamin” appears- from the midstקֶּרֶבkerev
midst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kerev” appears- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- and in Tekoaתְקוֹעַtekoa
Tekoa
Tekoa: a town of Judah south of Bethlehem; the wise woman Joab sent to David came from there, and later the prophet Amos.
Where else “tekoa” appears- blowתִּקְעוּtiku
blow
To blow the trumpet.
Where else “tiku” appears- the hornשׁוֹפָרshofar
horn (shofar)
Shofar: a ram's horn blown like a trumpet.
Where else “shofar” appears- Beth-haccheremבֵּיתbet
Beth-haccherem
Beth-haccherem: a place of Judah, near Jerusalem. The name means "house of the vineyard".
Where else “bet” appears- raiseשְׂאוּseu
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “seu” appears- a signalמַשְׂאֵתmaset
smoke column
Something that rises high, like a column of smoke going up.
Where else “maset” appears- evilרָעָהraa
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appears- looks downנִשְׁקְפָהnishkfa
look down
Look down from above, look out (of a window).
Where else “nishkfa” appears- from the northצָּפוֹןtsafon
north
North.
Where else “tsafon” appears- and a greatגָּדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- breakingשֶׁבֶרshever
ruin
The downfall of a people or someone.
Where else “shever” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2The lovely and delicate one, I will destroy the daughter of Zion.