1 The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- that came to Jeremiah H3414 (יִרְמְיָה) — Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites
- concerning H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- the dearth H1226 (בַּצֹּרֶת) — restraint (of rain), i.e. drought
2 Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish, they sit in black upon the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- mourneth H56 (אָבַל) — to bewail
- and the gates H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
- thereof languish H535 (אָמַל) — to droop; by implication to be sick, to mourn
- they are black H6937 (קָדַר) — to be ashy, i.e. dark-colored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)
- unto the ground H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and the cry H6682 (צְוָחָה) — a screech (of anguish)
- of Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- is gone up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
3 And their nobles send their little ones to the waters: they come to the cisterns, and find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are put to shame and confounded, and cover their heads.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And their nobles H117 (אַדִּיר) — wide or (generally) large; figuratively, powerful
- have sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- their little ones H6810 (צָעִיר) — little; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignoble
- to the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- they came H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- to the pits H1360 (גֶּבֶא) — a reservoir; by analogy, a marsh
- to the pits H1356 (גֵּב) — a log (as cut out); also well or cistern (as dug)
- found H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- no water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- they returned H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- with their vessels H3627 (כְּלִי) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
- empty H7387 (רֵיקָם) — emptily; figuratively (objective) ineffectually, (subjective) undeservedly
- they were ashamed H954 (בּוּשׁ) — properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
- and confounded H3637 (כָּלַם) — properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult
- and covered H2645 (חָפָה) — to cover; by implication, to veil, to encase, protect
- their heads H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
4 Because of the ground which is cracked, for that no rain hath been in the land, the plowmen are put to shame, they cover their heads.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Because the ground H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- is chapt H2865 (חָתַת) — properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear
- for there was no rain H1653 (גֶּשֶׁם) — a shower
- in the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- the plowmen H406 (אִכָּר) — a farmer
- were ashamed H954 (בּוּשׁ) — properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
- they covered H2645 (חָפָה) — to cover; by implication, to veil, to encase, protect
- their heads H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
5 Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh her young, because there is no grass.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yea, the hind H365 (אַיֶּלֶת) — a doe
- also calved H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- in the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
- and forsook H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- because there was no grass H1877 (דֶּשֶׁא) — a sprout; by analogy, grass
6 And the wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the wild donkeys H6501 (פֶּרֶא) — the onager
- did stand H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
- in the high places H8205 (שְׁפִי) — bareness; concretely, a bare hill or plain
- they snuffed up H7602 (שָׁאַף) — to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten
- the wind H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- like dragons H8577 (תַּנִּין) — a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal
- their eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- did fail H3615 (כָּלָה) — to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
- no grass H6212 (עֶשֶׂב) — grass (or any tender shoot)
7 Though our iniquities testify against us, work thou for thy name’s sake, O Jehovah; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- though our iniquities H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- testify H6030 (עָנָה) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, a…
- against us, do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- for thy name’s H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- sake: for our backslidings H4878 (מְשׁוּבָה) — apostasy
- are many H7231 (רָבַב) — properly, to cast together , i.e. increase, especially in number; to multiply by the myriad
- we have sinned H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
8 O thou hope of Israel, the Saviour thereof in the time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a sojourner in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- O the hope H4723 (מִקְוֶה) — something waited for, i.e. confidence (objective or subjective); also a collection, i.e. (of water) a pond, or (of men and horses) a caravan or drove
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- the saviour H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
- thereof in time H6256 (עֵת) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
- of trouble H6869 (צָרָה) — tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival
- why shouldest thou be as a stranger H1616 (גֵּר) — properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
- in the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and as a wayfaring man H732 (אָרַח) — to travel
- turneth aside H5186 (נָטָה) — to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
- to tarry for a night H3885 (לוּן) — to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
9 Why shouldest thou be as a man affrighted, as a mighty man that cannot save? Yet thou, O Jehovah, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Why shouldest thou be as a man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- astonied H1724 (דָּהַם) — to be dumb, i.e. (figuratively) dumbfounded
- as a mighty man H1368 (גִּבּוֹר) — powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
- cannot H3201 (יָכֹל) — to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
- save H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
- yet thou, O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- in the midst H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
- of us, and we are called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- by thy name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- leave H3240 (יָנַח) — to deposit; by implication, to allow to stay
10 Thus saith Jehovah unto this people, Even so have they loved to wander; they have not refrained their feet: therefore Jehovah doth not accept them; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- unto this people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- Thus have they loved H157 (אָהַב) — to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
- to wander H5128 (נוּעַ) — to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)
- they have not refrained H2820 (חָשַׂךְ) — to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe
- their feet H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- Therefore Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- doth not accept H7521 (רָצָה) — to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt
- them; he will now remember H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- their iniquity H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- and visit H6485 (פָּקַד) — to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
- their sins H2403 (חַטָּאָה) — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
11 And Jehovah said unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- unto me, Pray H6419 (פָּלַל) — to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
- not for this people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt-offering and meal-offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- When they fast H6684 (צוּם) — to cover over (the mouth), i.e. to fast
- I will not hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- their cry H7440 (רִנָּה) — properly, a creaking (or shrill sound), i.e. shout (of joy or grief)
- and when they offer H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- burnt offering H5930 (עֹלָה) — a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
- and an oblation H4503 (מִנְחָה) — a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
- I will not accept H7521 (רָצָה) — to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt
- them: but I will consume H3615 (כָּלָה) — to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
- them by the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- and by the famine H7458 (רָעָב) — hunger (more or less extensive)
- and by the pestilence H1698 (דֶּבֶר) — a pestilence
13 Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- I, Ah H162 (אֲהָהּ) — Oh!
- Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- Yhwh H3069 (יְהֹוִה)
- behold, the prophets H5030 (נָבִיא) — a prophet or (generally) inspired man
- say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto them, Ye shall not see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- neither shall ye have famine H7458 (רָעָב) — hunger (more or less extensive)
- but I will give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- you assured H571 (אֶמֶת) — stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
- peace H7965 (שָׁלוֹם) — safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
- in this place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
14 Then Jehovah said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name; I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake I unto them: they prophesy unto you a lying vision, and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their own heart.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto me, The prophets H5030 (נָבִיא) — a prophet or (generally) inspired man
- prophesy H5012 (נָבָא) — to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)
- lies H8267 (שֶׁקֶר) — an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
- in my name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- I sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- them not, neither have I commanded H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- them, neither spake H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- unto them: they prophesy H5012 (נָבָא) — to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)
- unto you a false H8267 (שֶׁקֶר) — an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
- vision H2377 (חָזוֹן) — a sight (mentally), i.e. a dream, revelation, or oracle
- and divination H7081 (קֶסֶם) — a lot; also divination (including its fee), oracle
- and a thing of nought H434 (אֱלוּל) — good for nothing
- and a thing of nought H457 (אֱלִיל) — good for nothing, by analogy vain or vanity; specifically an idol
- and the deceit H8649 (תׇּרְמָה) — fraud
- of their heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
15 Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land: By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- concerning the prophets H5030 (נָבִיא) — a prophet or (generally) inspired man
- that prophesy H5012 (נָבָא) — to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)
- in my name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- and I sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- them not, yet they say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- and famine H7458 (רָעָב) — hunger (more or less extensive)
- shall not be in this land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- By sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- shall those prophets H5030 (נָבִיא) — a prophet or (generally) inspired man
- be consumed H8552 (תָּמַם) — to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive
16 And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them—them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- to whom they prophesy H5012 (נָבָא) — to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)
- shall be cast out H7993 (שָׁלַךְ) — to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
- in the streets H2351 (חוּץ) — properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors
- of Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- because H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- of the famine H7458 (רָעָב) — hunger (more or less extensive)
- and the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- and they shall have none to bury H6912 (קָבַר) — to inter
- them H1992 (הֵם) — they (only used when emphatic)
- them, their wives H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- nor their sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- nor their daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- for I will pour H8210 (שָׁפַךְ) — to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensi…
- their wickedness H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
17 And thou shalt say this word unto them, Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore thou shalt say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- this word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- unto them; Let mine eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- run down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
- with tears H1832 (דִּמְעָה) — weeping
- night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- and day H3119 (יוֹמָם) — daily
- and let them not cease H1820 (דָּמָה) — to be dumb or silent; hence, to fail or perish; trans. to destroy
- for the virgin H1330 (בְּתוּלָה) — a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
- daughter H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- of my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- is broken H7665 (שָׁבַר) — to burst (literally or figuratively)
- with a great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- breach H7667 (שֶׁבֶר) — a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
- with a very H3966 (מְאֹד) — properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlativ…
- grievous H2470 (חָלָה) — properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
- blow H4347 (מַכָּה) — a blow (in 2 Chronicles 2:10, of the flail); by implication, a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence
18 If I go forth into the field, then, behold, the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then, behold, they that are sick with famine! for both the prophet and the priest go about in the land, and have no knowledge.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If I go forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- into the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
- then behold the slain H2491 (חָלָל) — pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
- with the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- and if I enter H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- into the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- then behold them that are sick H8463 (תַּחֲלוּא) — a malady
- with famine H7458 (רָעָב) — hunger (more or less extensive)
- yea, both the prophet H5030 (נָבִיא) — a prophet or (generally) inspired man
- and the priest H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- go about H5503 (סָחַר) — to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate
- into a land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- that they know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
19 Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul loathed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay!Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Hast thou utterly H3988 (מָאַס) — to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
- rejected H3988 (מָאַס) — to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
- Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- hath thy soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- lothed H1602 (גָּעַל) — to detest; by implication, to reject
- Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- why hast thou smitten H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- no healing H4832 (מַרְפֵּא) — properly, curative, i.e. literally (concretely) a medicine, or (abstractly) a cure; figuratively (concretely) deliverance, or (abstractly) placidity
- for us? we looked H6960 (קָוָה) — to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect
- for peace H7965 (שָׁלוֹם) — safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
- no good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- and for the time H6256 (עֵת) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
- of healing H4832 (מַרְפֵּא) — properly, curative, i.e. literally (concretely) a medicine, or (abstractly) a cure; figuratively (concretely) deliverance, or (abstractly) placidity
- and behold trouble H1205 (בְּעָתָה) — fear
20 We acknowledge, O Jehovah, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- We acknowledge H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- our wickedness H7562 (רֶשַׁע) — a wrong (especially moral)
- the iniquity H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- of our fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- for we have sinned H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
21 Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake; do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Do not abhor H5006 (נָאַץ) — to scorn; or (in Ecclesiastes 12:5), by interchange for 5132, to bloom
- for thy name’s H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- sake, do not disgrace H5034 (נָבֵל) — to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint; figuratively, to be foolish or (morally) wicked; causatively, to despise, disgrace
- the throne H3678 (כִּסֵּא) — properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)
- of thy glory H3519 (כָּבוֹד) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
- remember H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- break H6565 (פָּרַר) — to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate
- not thy covenant H1285 (בְּרִית) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
22 Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Jehovah our God? therefore we will wait for thee; for thou hast made all these things.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Are there H3426 (יֵשׁ) — there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
- among the vanities H1892 (הֶבֶל) — emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
- of the Gentiles H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- that can cause rain H1652 (גָּשַׁם) — to shower violently
- or can the heavens H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- showers H7241 (רָבִיב) — a rain (as an accumulation of drops)
- not thou he, O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- our God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- therefore we will wait H6960 (קָוָה) — to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect
- upon thee: for thou hast made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application