Jeremiah 2:12 Go deeper

Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD . (KJV)

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שֹׁ֥מּוּSho.mube appalled

Lemma: שָׁמֵם (sha.mem) · Strong's: H8074H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: be desolate: appalled

Used 29 times. Also: Leviticus 26:32, 1 Samuel 5:6, 1 Kings 9:8, 2 Chronicles 7:21, Ezra 9:3, Ezra 9:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8074H; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:12 word 1

שָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimO heaven

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:12 word 2

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:12 word 3

זֹ֑אתZotthis

Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:12 word 4

וְשַׂעֲר֛וּve.sa.'a.Ruand shudder

Lemma: שָׂעַר (sa.ar) · Strong's: H8175A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to shudder

Used 3 times. Also: Ezekiel 27:35, Ezekiel 32:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8175A; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:12 word 5

חָרְב֥וּcha.re.Vube desolate

Lemma: חָרֵב (cha.rev) · Strong's: H2717B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to destroy

Used 20 times. Also: Judges 16:24, 2 Kings 19:17, Isaiah 34:10, Isaiah 37:18, Isaiah 42:15, Isaiah 49:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2717B; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:12 word 6

מְאֹ֖דme.'Odexceedingly

Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: much

Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:12 word 7

נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance of

Lemma: נְאֻם (ne.um) · Strong's: H5002

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: utterance

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 22:16, Numbers 14:28, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5002; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:12 word 8

יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:12 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Be stunned	→	שָׁמֵם H8074H be desolate: appalled
by	→	עַל H5921A upon
this	→	זֹאת H2063 this
O heavens	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
be shocked	→	שָׂעַר H8175A to shudder
and utterly	→	מְאֹד H3966 much
appalled	→	חָרֵב H2717B to destroy
declares	→	נְאֻם H5002 utterance
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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