Jeremiah 6:4 Go deeper
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Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out. (KJV)
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קַדְּשׁ֤וּka.de.Shuconsecrate
Lemma: קָדַשׁ (qa.dash) · Strong's: H6942J
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVpv2mp)
Meaning: to consecrate: prepare
Used 7 times. Also: Joshua 20:7, Jeremiah 12:3, Jeremiah 22:7, Jeremiah 51:27, Jeremiah 51:28, Micah 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6942J; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:4 word 1
עָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haon it
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
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 6:4 word 2
מִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.Mahbattle
Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: battle
Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:4 word 3
ק֖וּמוּKu.muarise
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to arise: rise
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:4 word 4
וְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.Lehso we may go up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqu1cp)
Meaning: to ascend: attack
Used 12 times. Also: Joshua 22:12, Joshua 22:33, Jeremiah 6:5, Jeremiah 51:27, Ezekiel 16:40, Ezekiel 23:46 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927J; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:4 word 5
בַֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםva.tzo.ho.Ra.yimat <the> noon<s>
Lemma: צֹ֫הַר (tso.har) · Strong's: H6672A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Absolute (HNcmda)
Meaning: midday
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 43:16, Genesis 43:25, Deuteronomy 28:29, 2 Samuel 4:5, 1 Kings 18:26, 1 Kings 18:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6672A; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:4 word 6
א֥וֹי'owoe!
Lemma: אוֹי (oy) · Strong's: H0188
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: woe!
Used 24 times. Also: Numbers 21:29, Numbers 24:23, 1 Samuel 4:7, 1 Samuel 4:8, Proverbs 23:29, Isaiah 3:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0188; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:4 word 7
כִּי\־ki-for
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 6:4 word 8
פָנָ֣הfa.Nahit has turned
Lemma: פָּנָה (pa.nah) · Strong's: H6437G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to turn
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 18:22, Genesis 24:31, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:63, Exodus 2:12, Exodus 7:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6437G; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:4 word 9
הַיּ֔וֹםhai.Yomthe day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:4 word 10
כִּ֥יkifor
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 6:4 word 11
יִנָּט֖וּyi.na.Tuthey are stretched out
Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)
Meaning: to stretch
Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:4 word 12
צִלְלֵי\־tzi.lei-[the] shadows of
Lemma: צֵלֶל (tse.lel) · Strong's: H6752
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: shadow
Used 4 times. Also: Job 40:22, Song of Solomon 2:17, Song of Solomon 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6752; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:4 word 13
עָֽרֶב\׃'A.revevening
Lemma: עֶ֫רֶב (e.rev) · Strong's: H6153
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: evening
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6153; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:4 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Prepare | → | קָדַשׁ H6942J to consecrate: prepare |
| for battle | → | מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle |
| against her | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| rise up | → | קוּם H6965B to arise: rise |
| let us attack | → | עָלָה H5927J to ascend: attack |
| at noon | → | צֹ֫הַר H6672A midday |
| Woe | → | אוֹי H0188 woe! |
| to us | → | |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the daylight | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| . . . | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| is fading | → | פָּנָה H6437G to turn |
| the evening | → | עֶ֫רֶב H6153 evening |
| shadows | → | צֵלֶל H6752 shadow |
| grow long | → | נָטָה H5186 to stretch |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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