Jeremiah 6:25

“Do not go out into the field, and on the road do not walk, for the enemy has a sword; terror on every side.”

Jeremiah 6:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 6:25, word by word

go outתֵּצְאוּtetsu

go out

To go out of a place.

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into the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

field

The open country: "the beasts of the field".

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and on the roadדֶּרֶךְderech

road

The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.

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walkתֵּלֵכוּtelechu

walk

Literally "to go": to live a certain way, as Enoch with Elohim.

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the enemy hasאֹיֵבoyev

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

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a swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

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terrorמָגוֹרmagor

terror

Terror: fear that surrounds someone on every side.

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on every sideסָּבִיבsaviv

around

In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.

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Translation note

“Terror on every side” comes back in 20:3, 10; 46:5; 49:29.

The context

24We have heard the report of it; our hands go limp; anguish has seized us, pain as of a woman giving birth.

25 · This verse (above)

26Daughter of my people, gird yourself with sackcloth, and roll in ashes; make mourning as for an only son, most bitter lamentation, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.

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