Jeremiah 4:6 Go deeper

Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction. (KJV)

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שְׂאוּ\־se.'u-lift up

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375G

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

Meaning: to lift: raise

Used 131 times. Also: Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:17, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375G; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:6 word 1

נֵ֣סnesa standard

Lemma: נֵס (nes) · Strong's: H5251H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: ensign

Used 20 times. Also: Numbers 21:8, Numbers 21:9, Numbers 26:10, Psalms 60:4, Isaiah 5:26, Isaiah 11:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5251H; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:6 word 2

צִיּ֔וֹנָהtzi.Yo.nahZion towards

Lemma: צִיּוֹן (tsiy.yon) · Strong's: H6726

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Zion

Used 154 times. Also: 2 Samuel 5:7, 1 Kings 8:1, 2 Kings 19:21, 2 Kings 19:31, 1 Chronicles 11:5, 2 Chronicles 5:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6726; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:6 word 3

הָעִ֖יזוּha.'I.zutake refuge

Lemma: עוּז (uz) · Strong's: H5756

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhv2mp)

Meaning: to seek refuge

Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 9:19, Isaiah 10:31, Isaiah 30:2, Jeremiah 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5756; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:6 word 4

אַֽל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:6 word 5

תַּעֲמֹ֑דוּta.'a.Mo.duyou stand still

Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqj2mp)

Meaning: to stand: stand

Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:6 word 6

כִּ֣יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:6 word 7

רָעָ֗הra.'Ahcalamity

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451C

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: distress: harm

Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 31:52, Exodus 32:12, Exodus 32:14, Numbers 11:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451C; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:6 word 8

אָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiI

Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:6 word 9

מֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'[am] about to bring

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to come (in): bring

Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:6 word 10

מִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.Fonfrom [the] north

Lemma: צָפוֹן (tsa.phon) · Strong's: H6828G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: north

Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 13:14, Genesis 28:14, Exodus 26:20, Exodus 26:35, Exodus 27:11, Exodus 36:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6828G; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:6 word 11

וְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verand destruction

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בֶר (she.ver) · Strong's: H7667

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: breaking

Used 45 times. Also: Leviticus 21:19, Leviticus 22:22, Leviticus 24:20, Judges 7:15, Job 41:25, Psalms 60:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7667; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:6 word 12

גָּדֽוֹל\׃ga.Dolgreat

Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: great: large

Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:6 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

Raise	→	נָשָׂא H5375G to lift: raise
a signal flag	→	נֵס H5251H ensign
toward Zion	→	צִיּוֹן H6726 Zion
Seek refuge	→	עוּז H5756 to seek refuge
Do not	→	אַל H0408 not
delay	→	עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand
For	→	כִּי H3588A for
I	→	אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I
am bringing	→	בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring
disaster	→	רָעָה H7451C distress: harm
from the north	→	צָפוֹן H6828G north
and terrible	→	גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large
destruction	→	שֶׁ֫בֶר H7667 breaking

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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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