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“And I setוַהֲקִמֹתִיwatchmenצֹפִיםover you:עֲלֵיכֶם‘Pay attentionהַקְשִׁיבוּto the soundלְקוֹלof the horn!’”שׁוֹפָרBut they said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“We will notלֹאpay attention.”נַקְשִׁיב
Jeremiah 6:17
Study it in the app““And I set watchmen over you: ‘Pay attention to the sound of the horn!’” But they said, “We will not pay attention.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 6:17, word by word
- “And I setהֲקִמֹתִיhakimoti
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “hakimoti” appears- watchmenצֹפִיםtsofim
watchman
One who stands guard on the wall.
Where else “tsofim” appears- ‘Pay attentionהַקְשִׁיבוּhakshivu
pay attention, listen
To pay attention, to listen carefully, to prick up the ears. It is more than hearing: it is heeding what is said.
Where else “hakshivu” appears- to the soundקוֹלkol
sound
What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.
Where else “kol” appears- of the horn!’שׁוֹפָרshofar
horn (shofar)
Shofar: a ram's horn blown like a trumpet.
Where else “shofar” appears- But they saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears
The context
16Thus says YHWH: “Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.” But they said, “We will not walk in it.”
17 · This verse (above)
18“Therefore hear, nations, and know, community, what is against them.