Study it in the app“And they said to me, “Those who remain, who have been left from the captivity there in the province, are in great trouble and in reproach; and the wall of Jerusalem is full of breaches, and its gates have been set on fire.””
And they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto me,לִי“Those who remain,הַנִּשְׁאָרִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרhave been leftנִשְׁאֲרוּfromמִןthe captivityהַשְּׁבִיthereשָׁםin the province,בַּמְּדִינָהare in greatבְּ גְדֹלָהtroubleרָעָהand in reproach;וּבְחֶרְפָּהand the wallוְחוֹמַתof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםis full of breaches,מְפֹרָצֶתand its gatesוּשְׁעָרֶיהָhave been set on fire.”נִצְּתוּ בָאֵשׁ
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearsremain
To remain, what is left.
Where else “nisharim” appearscaptive, captivity
Captive, prisoner; captivity.
Where else “shevi” appearsprovince, district
Province, district: a territory governed by a ruler or judge.
Where else “medina” appearsgreat
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appearsharm
Something that hurts, a disaster.
Where else “raa” appearsdisgrace, reproach
Disgrace, reproach, scorn from others. Being childless was then felt as a humiliation.
Where else “cherpa” appearswall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “chomat” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appearsbreach
To smash a wall, burst in.
Where else “meforatset” appearsgate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “sheare” appearsset on fire
Set on fire, burn.
Where else “nitstu” appearsfire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appearsJerusalem
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).
2that Hanani, one of my brothers, came, he and some men from Judah; and I asked them about the Jews, the escapees who had been left from the captivity, and about Jerusalem.
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4And when I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for days; and I was fasting and praying before the Elohim of the heavens.
