Hebrew Interlinear

Jeremiah 5:6 Interlinear

shall slay Wherefore a lion out of the forest them and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them a leopard shall watch over their cities every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces are many because their transgressions are increased and their backslidings

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
2כֵּן֩H3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
3הִכָּ֨םH5221shall slayto strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
4אַרְיֵ֜הH738Wherefore a liona lion
5מִיַּ֗עַרH3293out of the foresta copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
6זְאֵ֤בH2061them and a wolfa wolf
7עֲרָבוֹת֙H6160of the eveningsa desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the jordan and its continuation to the red sea
8יְשָׁדְדֵ֔םH7703shall spoilproperly, to be burly, i.e., (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage
9נָמֵ֤רH5246them a leoparda leopard (from its stripes)
10שֹׁקֵד֙H8245shall watchto be alert, i.e., sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)
11עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
12עָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םH5892over their citiesa city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
13כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
14הַיּוֹצֵ֥אH3318every one that goeth outto go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
15מֵהֵ֖נָּהH2007thence shallthemselves (often used emphatic for the copula, also in indirect relation)
16יִטָּרֵ֑ףH2963be torn in piecesto pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
17כִּ֤יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
18רַבּוּ֙H7231are manyproperly, to cast together , i.e., increase, especially in number; to multiply by the myriad
19פִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֔םH6588because their transgressionsa revolt (national, moral or religious)
20עָצְמ֖וּH6105are increasedto bind fast, i.e., close (the eyes); intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous; to crunch the bones
21מְשֻׁבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃H4878and their backslidingsapostasy

Verse Context

Jeremiah 5:5 me unto the great men and will speak ...
Jeremiah 5:6 (current) shall slay Wherefore a lion out of the forest them and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them a leopard shall watch over their cities every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces are many because their transgressions are increased and their backslidings
Jeremiah 5:7How thee for this shall I pardon shall I pardon thy children have forsaken...

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