What Does Jeremiah 12:4 Mean?

as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

properly, extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative)

“mourn”

to bewail

“How long shall the land”

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

“and the herbs”

grass (or any tender shoot)

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“of every field”

a field (as flat)

“wither”

to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)

“for the wickedness”

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

“of them that dwell”

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

“are consumed”

properly, to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e., to accumulate or increase) or away (i.e., to scatter, remove, or r

“therein the beasts”

properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)

“and the birds”

a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“because they said”

to say (used with great latitude)

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“He shall not see”

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“our last end”

the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity