Jeremiah 6:3

“To her shepherds will come with their flocks; they will pitch tents against her all around; they will graze, each his own portion.”

Jeremiah 6:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 6:3, word by word

shepherdsרֹעִיםroim

shepherd

One who looks after sheep; or one who leads a people, like YHWH.

Where else “roim” appears
will comeיָבֹאוּyavou

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “yavou” appears
with their flocksעֶדְרֵיedre

herd, flock

Herd, flock, drove.

Where else “edre” appears
they will pitchתָּקְעוּtaku

drive in

To drive in a peg or nail something firmly.

Where else “taku” appears
tentsאֹהָלִיםohalim

tent

A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.

Where else “ohalim” appears
all aroundסָבִיבsaviv

around

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

Where else “saviv” appears
eachאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

Where else “ish” appears
his own portionיָדyad

tenon

Parts of an object, or a portion.

Where else “yad” appears

The context

2The lovely and delicate one, I will destroy the daughter of Zion.

3 · This verse (above)

4“Consecrate war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon.” “Woe to us, for the day is declining, for the shadows of evening are lengthening.”

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