Jeremiah 2:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith Jehovah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שֹׁ֥מּוּ שָׁמַ֖יִם עַל־זֹ֑את וְשַׂעֲר֛וּ חָרְב֥וּ מְאֹ֖ד נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

Šōmmû šāmayim ʿal-zōʾt wə-śaʿărû ḥorbû məʾōd nəʾum-YHWH

Grammar Details

*Šōmmû*: qal imperative, masculine plural - be appalled
*šāmayim*: noun, masculine dual - heavens
*ʿal*-*zōʾt*: preposition + feminine demonstrative pronoun - at this
*wə-śaʿărû*: conjunction + qal imperative, masculine plural - and be horrified
*ḥorbû*: qal imperative, masculine plural - be utterly desolate
*məʾōd*: adverb - very/exceedingly
*nəʾum*-*YHWH*: construct chain - declaration of YHWH

Word Meanings

*šōmmû*: be appalled/be astonished/be desolate
*šāmayim*: heavens/sky
*śaʿărû*: be horrified/shudder/be shocked
*ḥorbû*: be utterly desolate/be laid waste/be dried up
*məʾōd*: very/exceedingly/greatly
*nəʾum*: declaration/utterance/oracle

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 1:2 : 2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for Jehovah hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
Jer 6:19 : 19 Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words; and as for my law, they have rejected it.
Jer 22:29 : 29 O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of Jehovah.
Mic 6:2 : 2 Hear, O ye mountains, Jehovah's controversy, and ye enduring foundations of the earth; for Jehovah hath a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel.
Matt 27:45 : 45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
Matt 27:50-53 : 50 And Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit. 51 And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake; and the rocks were rent; 52 and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised; 53 and coming forth out of the tombs after his resurrection they entered into the holy city and appeared unto many.
Deut 32:1 : 1 Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

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