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“Consecrateקַדְּשׁוּwarמִלְחָמָהagainst her;עָלֶיהָarise,קוּמוּand let us go upוְנַעֲלֶהat noon.”בַצָּהֳרָיִם“Woeאוֹיto us,לָנוּforכִּיthe dayהַיּוֹםis declining,פָנָהforכִּיthe shadowsצִלְלֵיof eveningעָרֶבare lengthening.”יִנָּטוּ
Jeremiah 6:4
Study it in the app““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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 6:4, word by word
- “Consecrateקַדְּשׁוּkadshu
consecrate
To set apart people, things or a day for God.
Where else “kadshu” appears- warמִלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- ariseקוּמוּkumu
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kumu” appears- and let us go upנַעֲלֶהnaale
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “naale” appears- at noonצָּהֳרָיִםtsahorayim
noon
When the sun is highest; or full light.
Where else “tsahorayim” appears- “Woeאוֹיoy
woe, alas
Woe! A cry of lament or a warning of disaster.
Where else “oy” appears- the dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- is decliningפָנָהfana
turn
To turn toward something, someone or God.
Where else “fana” appears- the shadowsצִלְלֵיtsille
shade
Shade.
Where else “tsille” appears- of eveningעָרֶבarev
evening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “arev” appears- are lengtheningיִנָּטוּyinatu
stretch out
To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.
Where else “yinatu” appears
Translation note
“Consecrate war”: the same expression in Joel 3:9 (4:9 in Hebrew) and Micah 3:5.
The context
3To her shepherds will come with their flocks; they will pitch tents against her all around; they will graze, each his own portion.
4 · This verse (above)
5“Arise, and let us go up by night and destroy her palaces.”