Jeremiah 6:24

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{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.6.24", "source": "שָׁמַ֥ענוּ אֶת־שָׁמְע֖וֹ רָפ֣וּ יָדֵ֑ינוּ צָרָה֙ הֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְנוּ חִ֖יל כַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃", "text": "We-have-*šāmaʿnû* *ʾet*-its-*šāməʿô* they-*rāpû* our-*yādênû* *ṣārāh* *heḥĕzîqatnû* *ḥîl* like-the-*yôlēdāh*.", "grammar": { "*šāmaʿnû*": "qal perfect, 1st person plural - we have heard", "*šāməʿô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its report/news", "*rāpû*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they are slack/weak", "*yādênû*": "noun, feminine dual + 1st person plural suffix - our hands", "*ṣārāh*": "noun, feminine singular - distress/anguish", "*heḥĕzîqatnû*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd feminine singular + 1st person plural suffix - it has seized us", "*ḥîl*": "noun, masculine singular - pain/anguish", "*yôlēdāh*": "qal participle, feminine singular - woman giving birth" }, "variants": { "*rāpû*": "they are slack/weak/feeble", "*ṣārāh*": "distress/anguish/trouble", "*heḥĕzîqatnû*": "it has seized/taken hold of/gripped us", "*ḥîl*": "pain/anguish/writhing" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שָׁמַ֥ענוּ אֶת־שָׁמְע֖וֹ רָפ֣וּ יָדֵ֑ינוּ צָרָה֙ הֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְנוּ חִ֖יל כַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃

Transliteration

We-have-šāmaʿnû ʾet-its-šāməʿô they-rāpû our-yādênû ṣārāh heḥĕzîqatnû ḥîl like-the-yôlēdāh.

Grammar Details

• *šāmaʿnû*: qal perfect, 1st person plural - we have heard
• *šāməʿô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its report/news
• *rāpû*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they are slack/weak
• *yādênû*: noun, feminine dual + 1st person plural suffix - our hands
• *ṣārāh*: noun, feminine singular - distress/anguish
• *heḥĕzîqatnû*: hiphil perfect, 3rd feminine singular + 1st person plural suffix - it has seized us
• *ḥîl*: noun, masculine singular - pain/anguish
• *yôlēdāh*: qal participle, feminine singular - woman giving birth

Word Meanings

• *rāpû*: they are slack/weak/feeble
• *ṣārāh*: distress/anguish/trouble
• *heḥĕzîqatnû*: it has seized/taken hold of/gripped us
• *ḥîl*: pain/anguish/writhing

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  We have heard the report about them, and our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like that of a woman in labor.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  We have heard the report, our hands grow weak; anguish has taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in labor.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  We have heard the report thereof; our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, [and] pangs as of a woman in travail.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then shal this crie be herde: Oure armes are feble, heuynes and sorow is come vpon vs, as vpon a woman trauelinge with childe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  We haue heard their fame, and our handes waxe feeble sorrowe is come vpon vs, as the sorrowe of a woman in trauaile.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The fame of them haue we hearde, our armes are feeble, heauinesse and sorowe is come vpon vs, as vpon a woman trauayling with chylde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, [and] pain, as of a woman in travail.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  We have heard the report of it; our hands wax feeble: anguish has taken hold of us, [and] pangs as of a woman in travail.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `We have heard its sound, feeble have been our hands, Distress hath seized us, pain as of a travailing woman.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  We have heard the report thereof; our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, `and' pangs as of a woman in travail.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  We have heard the report thereof; our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, [and] pangs as of a woman in travail.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The news of it has come to our ears; our hands have become feeble: trouble has come on us and pain, like the pain of a woman in childbirth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  We have heard its report; our hands wax feeble: anguish has taken hold of us, [and] pangs as of a woman in travail.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The people cry out,“We have heard reports about them! We have become helpless with fear! Anguish grips us, agony like that of a woman giving birth to a baby!

Referenced Verses

• Jer 4:31 : 31 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.4.31", "source": "כִּי֩ ק֨וֹל כְּחוֹלָ֜ה שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי צָרָה֙ כְּמַבְכִּירָ֔ה ק֧וֹל בַּת־צִיּ֛וֹן תִּתְיַפֵּ֖חַ תְּפָרֵ֣שׂ כַּפֶּ֑יהָ אֽוֹי־נָ֣א לִ֔י כִּֽי־עָיְפָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֖י לְהֹרְגִֽים׃ פ", "text": "For *qôl* like *ḥôlāh* *šāmaʿtî*, *ṣārāh* like *məbakkîrāh*, *qôl* *bat*-*Ṣiyyôn* *tityappēaḥ* *təpārēś* *kappehâ*; *ʾôy*-*nāʾ* to me, for *ʿāyəpāh* my *napšî* to *hōrəgîm*", "grammar": { "*qôl*": "masculine singular noun - voice/sound", "*ḥôlāh*": "qal participle, feminine singular - one in labor/birth pains", "*šāmaʿtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I heard", "*ṣārāh*": "feminine singular noun - distress/anguish", "*məbakkîrāh*": "piel participle, feminine singular - woman bearing first child", "*qôl*": "masculine singular noun, construct - voice of", "*bat*": "feminine singular noun, construct - daughter of", "*Ṣiyyôn*": "proper noun - Zion", "*tityappēaḥ*": "hithpael imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - gasps for breath", "*təpārēś*": "piel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - spreads out", "*kappehâ*": "feminine dual noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her hands", "*ʾôy*": "interjection - woe/alas", "*nāʾ*": "particle - please/now", "*ʿāyəpāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is faint/exhausted", "*napšî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my soul", "*hōrəgîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - murderers/killers" }, "variants": { "*qôl*": "voice/sound/cry", "*ḥôlāh*": "one in labor/birth pains/woman giving birth", "*šāmaʿtî*": "heard/listened to/perceived", "*ṣārāh*": "distress/anguish/trouble", "*məbakkîrāh*": "woman bearing first child/first-time mother", "*bat*": "daughter/female inhabitant", "*Ṣiyyôn*": "Zion (refers to Jerusalem)", "*tityappēaḥ*": "gasps for breath/pants/sighs", "*təpārēś*": "spreads out/extends/stretches forth", "*kappehâ*": "her hands/palms", "*ʾôy*": "woe/alas/ah!", "*nāʾ*": "please/now/I pray", "*ʿāyəpāh*": "is faint/exhausted/weary", "*napšî*": "my soul/life/self", "*hōrəgîm*": "murderers/killers/slayers" } }
• Jer 49:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.49.24", "source": "רָפְתָ֥ה דַמֶּ֛שֶׂק הִפְנְתָ֥ה לָנ֖וּס וְרֶ֣טֶט ׀ הֶחֱזִ֑יקָה צָרָ֧ה וַחֲבָלִ֛ים אֲחָזַ֖תָּה כַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה", "text": "*Rafta* *Dammeseq*, *hifneta* *lanus* and *retet* *hekhezika*; *tsara* and *khavalim* *akhazata* like the *yoleda*", "grammar": { "*Rafta*": "qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she has become weak", "*Dammeseq*": "proper noun - Damascus", "*hifneta*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she has turned", "*lanus*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to flee", "*retet*": "noun, masculine singular - trembling", "*hekhezika*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she has seized/grasped", "*tsara*": "noun, feminine singular - distress/anguish", "*khavalim*": "noun, masculine plural - pains/pangs", "*akhazata*": "qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular + 3rd person feminine singular object suffix - she has seized her", "*yoleda*": "participle, feminine singular - one giving birth" }, "variants": { "*Rafta*": "has become weak/feeble/slack", "*hifneta*": "has turned/turned around", "*lanus*": "to flee/escape", "*retet*": "trembling/shaking/terror", "*hekhezika*": "has seized/grasped/taken hold of", "*tsara*": "distress/trouble/anguish", "*khavalim*": "pains/pangs/labor pains", "*akhazata*": "has seized her/taken hold of her", "*yoleda*": "woman giving birth/woman in labor" } }
• Jer 50:43 : 43 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.50.43", "source": "שָׁמַ֧ע מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל אֶת־שִׁמְעָ֖ם וְרָפ֣וּ יָדָ֑יו צָרָה֙ הֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְהוּ חִ֖יל כַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃", "text": "*šāmaʿ* *melek*-*bābel* *ʾet*-*šimʿām* and-*rāpû* *yādāyw*; *ṣārâ* *heḥĕzîqatĕhû*, *ḥîl* like-*hayyôlēdâ*.", "grammar": { "*šāmaʿ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has heard", "*melek*": "masculine singular noun, construct - king of", "*bābel*": "proper noun - Babylon", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*šimʿām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - report of them", "*wĕ*": "conjunction - and", "*rāpû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd plural - they have become weak", "*yādāyw*": "feminine dual noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hands", "*ṣārâ*": "feminine singular noun - distress/anguish", "*heḥĕzîqatĕhû*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it has seized him", "*ḥîl*": "masculine singular noun - pain/writhing", "*ka*": "preposition - like/as", "*hayyôlēdâ*": "definite article + Qal participle, feminine singular - the woman giving birth" }, "variants": { "*šāmaʿ*": "heard/listened to", "*šimʿām*": "report of them/news about them/rumor of them", "*rāpû*": "become weak/feeble/hang down", "*yādāyw*": "his hands (symbol of strength)", "*ṣārâ*": "distress/anguish/trouble", "*heḥĕzîqatĕhû*": "seized him/took hold of him/grasped him", "*ḥîl*": "pain/writhing/trembling", "*hayyôlēdâ*": "woman giving birth/woman in labor" } }
• Jer 13:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.13.21", "source": "מַה־תֹּֽאמְרִי֙ כִּֽי־יִפְקֹ֣ד עָלַ֔יִךְ וְ֠אַתְּ לִמַּ֨דְתְּ אֹתָ֥ם עָלַ֛יִךְ אַלֻּפִ֖ים לְרֹ֑אשׁ הֲל֤וֹא חֲבָלִים֙ יֹאחֱז֔וּךְ כְּמ֖וֹ אֵ֥שֶׁת לֵדָֽה׃", "text": "What *tōʾmerî* when *yipqōd* upon you, and you *limmadt ʾōtām* upon you *ʾallupîm* for *rōʾsh*? Will not *chăbālîm yōʾchĕzûk* like *ʾēshet lēdâ*?", "grammar": { "*mah*": "interrogative - what", "*tōʾmerî*": "imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - you will say", "*kî*": "conjunction - when", "*yipqōd*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he visits/appoints", "*ʿālayik*": "preposition with 2nd feminine singular suffix - upon you", "*weʾatt*": "conjunction with 2nd feminine singular independent pronoun - and you", "*limmadt*": "piel perfect, 2nd feminine singular - you taught", "*ʾōtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine plural suffix - them", "*ʿālayik*": "preposition with 2nd feminine singular suffix - over you", "*ʾallupîm*": "noun, masculine plural - chiefs/friends", "*lerōʾsh*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - for a head", "*hălōʾ*": "interrogative with negative particle - will not", "*chăbālîm*": "noun, masculine plural - pains/pangs", "*yōʾchĕzûk*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with 2nd feminine singular suffix - they will seize you", "*kemô*": "preposition - like", "*ʾēshet*": "noun, feminine singular construct - woman of", "*lēdâ*": "noun, feminine singular - childbirth" }, "variants": { "*yipqōd*": "visits/appoints/sets over", "*ʾallupîm*": "chiefs/friends/companions/tame ones", "*lerōʾsh*": "as head/as leader", "*chăbālîm*": "pains/pangs/sorrows" } }
• Jer 4:19-21 : 19 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.4.19", "source": "מֵעַ֣י ׀ מֵעַ֨י ׀ *אחולה **אוֹחִ֜ילָה קִיר֥וֹת לִבִּ֛י הֹֽמֶה־לִּ֥י לִבִּ֖י לֹ֣א אַחֲרִ֑ישׁ כִּ֣י ק֤וֹל שׁוֹפָר֙ *שמעתי **שָׁמַ֣עַתְּ נַפְשִׁ֔י תְּרוּעַ֖ת מִלְחָמָֽה׃", "text": "My *mēʿay*, my *mēʿay*, I *ʾôḥîlāh*! The *qîrôt* of my *libbî*! *hōmeh* to me my *libbî*! Not *ʾaḥărîš*! For *qôl* *šôpār* *šāmaʿat* my *napšî*, *tərûʿat* *milḥāmāh*", "grammar": { "*mēʿay*": "masculine plural noun with 1st singular suffix - my bowels/inner parts", "*ʾôḥîlāh*": "hiphil imperfect cohortative, 1st singular - I writhe in pain", "*qîrôt*": "feminine plural noun, construct - walls of", "*libbî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my heart", "*hōmeh*": "qal participle, masculine singular - pounding/making tumult", "*libbî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my heart", "*ʾaḥărîš*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st singular - I will keep silence", "*qôl*": "masculine singular noun, construct - sound of", "*šôpār*": "masculine singular noun - ram's horn/trumpet", "*šāmaʿat*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - has heard", "*napšî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my soul", "*tərûʿat*": "feminine singular noun, construct - alarm of", "*milḥāmāh*": "feminine singular noun - war/battle" }, "variants": { "*mēʿay*": "bowels/inner parts/inward feelings", "*ʾôḥîlāh*": "writhe in pain/am in anguish/wait anxiously", "*qîrôt*": "walls/sides", "*libbî*": "my heart/mind/inner self", "*hōmeh*": "pounding/making tumult/raging", "*ʾaḥărîš*": "keep silence/be still/hold my peace", "*qôl*": "sound/voice/noise", "*šôpār*": "ram's horn/trumpet/shofar", "*šāmaʿat*": "heard/listened to/heeded", "*napšî*": "my soul/life/self", "*tərûʿat*": "alarm/war cry/battle shout", "*milḥāmāh*": "war/battle/fighting" } } 20 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.4.20", "source": "שֶׁ֤בֶר עַל־שֶׁ֙בֶר֙ נִקְרָ֔א כִּ֥י שֻׁדְּדָ֖ה כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ פִּתְאֹם֙ שֻׁדְּד֣וּ אֹהָלַ֔י רֶ֖גַע יְרִיעֹתָֽי׃", "text": "*Šeber* upon *šeber* *niqrāʾ*, for *šuddədāh* all the *ʾāreṣ*; *pitʾōm* *šuddədû* my *ʾōhālay*, *regaʿ* my *yərîʿōtāy*", "grammar": { "*Šeber*": "masculine singular noun - destruction/brokenness", "*šeber*": "masculine singular noun - destruction/brokenness", "*niqrāʾ*": "niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - is called/announced", "*šuddədāh*": "pual perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is devastated", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun - land/earth", "*pitʾōm*": "adverb - suddenly", "*šuddədû*": "pual perfect, 3rd common plural - are devastated", "*ʾōhālay*": "masculine plural noun with 1st singular suffix - my tents", "*regaʿ*": "masculine singular noun - moment/suddenly", "*yərîʿōtāy*": "feminine plural noun with 1st singular suffix - my tent curtains" }, "variants": { "*Šeber*": "destruction/brokenness/crash", "*niqrāʾ*": "is called/announced/proclaimed", "*šuddədāh*": "is devastated/ruined/destroyed", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/ground", "*pitʾōm*": "suddenly/unexpectedly", "*šuddədû*": "are devastated/ruined/destroyed", "*ʾōhālay*": "my tents/dwellings", "*regaʿ*": "moment/instant/suddenly", "*yərîʿōtāy*": "my tent curtains/coverings" } } 21 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.4.21", "source": "עַד־מָתַ֖י אֶרְאֶה־נֵּ֑ס אֶשְׁמְעָ֖ה ק֥וֹל שׁוֹפָֽר׃ ס", "text": "Until when *ʾerʾeh*-*nēs*, *ʾešməʿāh* *qôl* *šôpār*", "grammar": { "*ʾerʾeh*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will see", "*nēs*": "masculine singular noun - standard/banner/signal", "*ʾešməʿāh*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will hear", "*qôl*": "masculine singular noun, construct - sound of", "*šôpār*": "masculine singular noun - ram's horn/trumpet" }, "variants": { "*ʾerʾeh*": "see/observe/look at", "*nēs*": "standard/banner/signal flag", "*ʾešməʿāh*": "hear/listen to/heed", "*qôl*": "sound/voice/noise", "*šôpār*": "ram's horn/trumpet/shofar" } }
• Jer 30:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.30.6", "source": "שַׁאֲלוּ־נָ֣א וּרְא֔וּ אִם־יֹלֵ֖ד זָכָ֑ר מַדּוּעַ֩ רָאִ֨יתִי כָל־גֶּ֜בֶר יָדָ֤יו עַל־חֲלָצָיו֙ כַּיּ֣וֹלֵדָ֔ה וְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּ כָל־פָּנִ֖ים לְיֵרָקֽוֹן", "text": "*šaʾălû-nāʾ* and-*rᵉʾû* if-*yōlēḏ* *zāḵār* *maddûaʿ* *rāʾîṯî* all-*geḇer* *yāḏāyw* on-*ḥălāṣāyw* like-*kayyôlēḏāh* and-*nehepeḵû* all-*pānîm* to-*yērāqôn*", "grammar": { "*šaʾălû-nāʾ*": "qal imperative masculine plural + particle of entreaty - ask, please", "*rᵉʾû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - see/look", "*yōlēḏ*": "qal active participle masculine singular - gives birth", "*zāḵār*": "masculine singular noun - male", "*maddûaʿ*": "interrogative adverb - why", "*rāʾîṯî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I have seen", "*geḇer*": "masculine singular noun - man/strong man", "*yāḏāyw*": "feminine dual noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his hands", "*ḥălāṣāyw*": "masculine dual noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his loins/sides", "*kayyôlēḏāh*": "preposition + definite article + qal active participle feminine singular - like the woman giving birth", "*nehepeḵû*": "niphal perfect 3rd person common plural - they are turned/changed", "*pānîm*": "masculine plural noun - faces", "*yērāqôn*": "masculine singular noun - paleness/jaundice" }, "variants": { "*geḇer*": "man/strong man/warrior", "*ḥălāṣāyw*": "loins/sides/thighs", "*nehepeḵû*": "turned/changed/transformed", "*yērāqôn*": "paleness/jaundice/greenness" } }
• Isa 21:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Isaiah.21.3", "source": "עַל־כֵּ֗ן מָלְא֤וּ מָתְנַי֙ חַלְחָלָ֔ה צִירִ֣ים אֲחָז֔וּנִי כְּצִירֵ֖י יֽוֹלֵדָ֑ה נַעֲוֵ֣יתִי מִשְּׁמֹ֔עַ נִבְהַ֖לְתִּי מֵרְאֽוֹת׃", "text": "upon-thus *mālə'ū* my *motnay* *ḥalḥālāh* *ṣîrîm* *'aḥazūnî* like *ṣîrê* *yôlēdāh* *na'awêtî* from *šəmōa'* *nibhaltî* from *rə'ôt*", "grammar": { "*mālə'ū*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they are filled/became full", "*motnay*": "noun, masculine dual with 1st person singular suffix - my loins/waist", "*ḥalḥālāh*": "noun, feminine singular - anguish/writhing pain", "*ṣîrîm*": "noun, masculine plural - pangs/pains", "*'aḥazūnî*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural with 1st person singular suffix - they seized me", "*ṣîrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - pangs of", "*yôlēdāh*": "verb participle, qal active, feminine singular - woman giving birth", "*na'awêtî*": "verb, niphal perfect, 1st person singular - I am bent/twisted/distorted", "*šəmōa'*": "verb, qal infinitive construct with prefix min - from hearing", "*nibhaltî*": "verb, niphal perfect, 1st person singular - I am terrified/dismayed", "*rə'ôt*": "verb, qal infinitive construct with prefix min - from seeing" }, "variants": { "*ḥalḥālāh*": "anguish/writhing/cramps/pain", "*na'awêtî*": "I am bent over/I am twisted/I am distorted", "*nibhaltî*": "I am terrified/I am dismayed/I am overwhelmed with fear" } }
• Isa 28:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Isaiah.28.19", "source": "מִדֵּי עָבְרוֹ יִקַּח אֶתְכֶם כִּי־בַבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶר יַעֲבֹר בַּיּוֹם וּבַלָּיְלָה וְהָיָה רַק־זְוָעָה הָבִין שְׁמוּעָה", "text": "From-*middēy* *ʿāḇərô* *yiqqaḥ* *ʾeṯəḵem* for-in-*habbōqer* in-*habbōqer* *yaʿăḇōr* in-*hayyôm* and-in-*hallāyəlāh* *wə-hāyāh* only-*zəwāʿāh* *hāḇîn* *šəmûʿāh*", "grammar": { "*middēy*": "preposition + construct - from time of", "*ʿāḇərô*": "qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its passing", "*yiqqaḥ*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it will take", "*ʾeṯəḵem*": "direct object marker + 2nd masculine plural suffix - you", "*habbōqer*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the morning", "*habbōqer*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the morning", "*yaʿăḇōr*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it will pass", "*hayyôm*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the day", "*hallāyəlāh*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the night", "*wə-hāyāh*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and will be", "*zəwāʿāh*": "feminine singular noun - terror/horror", "*hāḇîn*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to understand", "*šəmûʿāh*": "feminine singular noun - report/message" }, "variants": { "*yiqqaḥ*": "will take/will seize", "*yaʿăḇōr*": "will pass/will pass through/will cross over", "*zəwāʿāh*": "terror/horror/trembling", "*hāḇîn*": "to understand/to comprehend", "*šəmûʿāh*": "report/message/rumor" } }
• Jer 4:6-9 : 6 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.4.6", "source": "שְׂאוּ־נֵ֣ס צִיּ֔וֹנָה הָעִ֖יזוּ אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹ֑דוּ כִּ֣י רָעָ֗ה אָנֹכִ֛י מֵבִ֥יא מִצָּפ֖וֹן וְשֶׁ֥בֶר גָּדֽוֹל׃", "text": "*Śəʾû* *nēs* *Ṣiyyônāh*, *hāʿîzû* not *taʿămōdû*; for *rāʿāh* *ʾānōḵî* *mēbîʾ* from *ṣāpôn* and *šeber* *gādôl*", "grammar": { "*Śəʾû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - lift up/raise", "*nēs*": "masculine singular noun - standard/banner/signal", "*Ṣiyyônāh*": "proper noun with directional he - toward Zion", "*hāʿîzû*": "hiphil imperative, masculine plural - take refuge/seek safety", "*taʿămōdû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will stand", "*rāʿāh*": "feminine singular noun - evil/disaster", "*ʾānōḵî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I", "*mēbîʾ*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - bringing/causing to come", "*ṣāpôn*": "masculine singular noun - north", "*šeber*": "masculine singular noun - breaking/destruction", "*gādôl*": "masculine singular adjective - great/large" }, "variants": { "*Śəʾû*": "lift up/raise/carry", "*nēs*": "standard/banner/signal flag", "*Ṣiyyônāh*": "toward Zion/to Zion", "*hāʿîzû*": "take refuge/seek safety/hasten", "*taʿămōdû*": "stand/delay/remain", "*rāʿāh*": "evil/disaster/calamity", "*mēbîʾ*": "bringing/causing to come/about to bring", "*ṣāpôn*": "north/northern regions", "*šeber*": "breaking/destruction/fracture", "*gādôl*": "great/large/mighty" } } 7 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.4.7", "source": "עָלָ֤ה אַרְיֵה֙ מִֽסֻבְּכ֔וֹ וּמַשְׁחִ֣ית גּוֹיִ֔ם נָסַ֖ע יָצָ֣א מִמְּקֹמ֑וֹ לָשׂ֤וּם אַרְצֵךְ֙ לְשַׁמָּ֔ה עָרַ֥יִךְ תִּצֶּ֖ינָה מֵאֵ֥ין יוֹשֵֽׁב׃", "text": "*ʿālāh* *ʾaryēh* from *subbəḵô*, and *mašḥît* *gôyim* *nāsaʿ* *yāṣāʾ* from *məqōmô* to *lāśûm* your *ʾarṣēḵ* to *šammāh*, your *ʿārayiḵ* *tiṣṣeynāh* from *ʾēyn* *yôšēb*", "grammar": { "*ʿālāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has gone up/come up", "*ʾaryēh*": "masculine singular noun - lion", "*subbəḵô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his thicket", "*mašḥît*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - destroyer/one who destroys", "*gôyim*": "masculine plural noun - nations/gentiles", "*nāsaʿ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has journeyed/set out", "*yāṣāʾ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has gone out/departed", "*məqōmô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his place", "*lāśûm*": "qal infinitive construct - to make/put", "*ʾarṣēḵ*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your land", "*šammāh*": "feminine singular noun - desolation/waste", "*ʿārayiḵ*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your cities", "*tiṣṣeynāh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - they will be ruined", "*ʾēyn*": "construct particle of negation - without", "*yôšēb*": "qal participle, masculine singular - inhabitant/dweller" }, "variants": { "*ʿālāh*": "gone up/come up/ascended", "*ʾaryēh*": "lion", "*subbəḵô*": "his thicket/lair/den", "*mašḥît*": "destroyer/one who destroys/ravager", "*gôyim*": "nations/gentiles/peoples", "*nāsaʿ*": "journeyed/set out/departed", "*yāṣāʾ*": "gone out/departed/left", "*məqōmô*": "his place/location/position", "*lāśûm*": "to make/put/set", "*ʾarṣēḵ*": "your land/territory/country", "*šammāh*": "desolation/waste/horror", "*ʿārayiḵ*": "your cities/towns", "*tiṣṣeynāh*": "will be ruined/laid waste/destroyed", "*yôšēb*": "inhabitant/dweller/resident" } } 8 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.4.8", "source": "עַל־זֹ֛את חִגְר֥וּ שַׂקִּ֖ים סִפְד֣וּ וְהֵילִ֑ילוּ כִּ֥י לֹא־שָׁ֛ב חֲר֥וֹן אַף־יְהֹוָ֖ה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ פ", "text": "On *zōʾt* *ḥigrû* *śaqqîm*, *sipdû* and *hêlîlû*, for not *šāb* *ḥărôn* *ʾap*-*Yhwh* from us", "grammar": { "*zōʾt*": "feminine singular demonstrative pronoun - this", "*ḥigrû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - gird/put on", "*śaqqîm*": "masculine plural noun - sackcloth", "*sipdû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - lament/mourn", "*hêlîlû*": "hiphil imperative, masculine plural - wail/howl", "*šāb*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has turned back/away", "*ḥărôn*": "masculine singular noun, construct - heat of", "*ʾap*": "masculine singular noun - anger/nostrils", "*Yhwh*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh" }, "variants": { "*zōʾt*": "this/this thing", "*ḥigrû*": "gird/put on/clothe yourselves with", "*śaqqîm*": "sackcloth/garments of mourning", "*sipdû*": "lament/mourn/wail", "*hêlîlû*": "wail/howl/cry out", "*šāb*": "turned back/away/withdrawn", "*ḥărôn*": "heat/burning/intensity", "*ʾap*": "anger/nostrils/wrath" } } 9 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.4.9", "source": "וְהָיָ֤ה בַיּוֹם־הַהוּא֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה יֹאבַ֥ד לֵב־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְלֵ֣ב הַשָּׂרִ֑ים וְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים וְהַנְּבִיאִ֖ים יִתְמָֽהוּ׃", "text": "And *hāyāh* in the *yôm*-*hahûʾ*, *nəʾum*-*Yhwh*, *yōʾbad* *lēb*-the *meleḵ* and *lēb* the *śārîm*; and *nāšammû* the *kōhănîm* and the *nəbîʾîm* *yitmāhû*", "grammar": { "*hāyāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + vav consecutive - it will happen", "*yôm*": "masculine singular noun - day", "*hahûʾ*": "masculine singular demonstrative pronoun - that", "*nəʾum*": "construct noun - declaration of", "*Yhwh*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh", "*yōʾbad*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will perish/be lost", "*lēb*": "masculine singular noun, construct - heart of", "*meleḵ*": "masculine singular noun - king", "*śārîm*": "masculine plural noun - officials/princes", "*nāšammû*": "niphal perfect, 3rd common plural + vav consecutive - they will be appalled", "*kōhănîm*": "masculine plural noun - priests", "*nəbîʾîm*": "masculine plural noun - prophets", "*yitmāhû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will be astonished" }, "variants": { "*hāyāh*": "happen/come to pass/be", "*yôm*": "day/time", "*hahûʾ*": "that/this", "*nəʾum*": "declaration/utterance/oracle", "*yōʾbad*": "perish/be lost/fail", "*lēb*": "heart/mind/courage", "*meleḵ*": "king/ruler", "*śārîm*": "officials/princes/nobles", "*nāšammû*": "be appalled/horrified/astonished", "*kōhănîm*": "priests/officiants", "*nəbîʾîm*": "prophets/seers", "*yitmāhû*": "be astonished/amazed/stunned" } }
• Ps 48:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.48.6", "source": "הֵ֣מָּה רָ֭אוּ כֵּ֣ן תָּמָ֑הוּ נִבְהֲל֥וּ נֶחְפָּֽזוּ׃", "text": "*hēmmāh rāʾû* so *tāmāhû nibhălû neḥpāzû*", "grammar": { "*hēmmāh*": "3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they", "*rāʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd plural - they saw", "*kēn*": "adverb - thus/so", "*tāmāhû*": "qal perfect 3rd plural - they were amazed", "*nibhălû*": "niphal perfect 3rd plural - they were terrified/dismayed", "*neḥpāzû*": "niphal perfect 3rd plural - they fled in alarm/hurried away" }, "variants": { "*rāʾû*": "saw/beheld/looked at", "*tāmāhû*": "were amazed/were astonished/were stunned", "*nibhălû*": "were terrified/were alarmed/were dismayed", "*neḥpāzû*": "fled in alarm/hurried away/panicked" } }
• Prov 1:27-28 : 27 { "verseID": "Proverbs.1.27", "source": "בְּבֹ֤א *כשאוה **כְשׁוֹאָ֨ה ׀ פַּחְדְּכֶ֗ם וְֽ֭אֵידְכֶם כְּסוּפָ֣ה יֶאֱתֶ֑ה בְּבֹ֥א עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם צָרָ֥ה וְצוּקָֽה׃", "text": "*bəvo* *kesho'ah* *paḥdəkem* *wə'eidkem* *kesufah* *ye'eteh* *bəvo* *'aleikem* *tsarah* *wətsuqah*", "grammar": { "*bəvo*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - when comes", "*kesho'ah*": "preposition + feminine singular noun - like a storm", "*paḥdəkem*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your terror", "*wə'eidkem*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - and your calamity", "*kesufah*": "preposition + feminine singular noun - like a whirlwind", "*ye'eteh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it comes", "*bəvo*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - when comes", "*'aleikem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - upon you", "*tsarah*": "feminine singular noun - distress", "*wətsuqah*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun - and anguish" }, "variants": { "*sho'ah*": "storm/devastation/destruction", "*'eid*": "calamity/disaster/distress", "*sufah*": "whirlwind/storm/tempest", "*ye'eteh*": "comes/arrives/approaches", "*tsarah*": "distress/adversity/trouble", "*tsuqah*": "anguish/distress/constraint" } } 28 { "verseID": "Proverbs.1.28", "source": "אָ֣ז יִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִי וְלֹ֣א אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִי וְלֹ֣א יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃", "text": "*'az* *yiqra'unni* *wəlo* *'e'eneh* *yəshaḥarunni* *wəlo* *yimtsa'unni*", "grammar": { "*'az*": "adverb - then", "*yiqra'unni*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - they will call me", "*wəlo*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*'e'eneh*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will answer", "*yəshaḥarunni*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - they will seek me earnestly", "*wəlo*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yimtsa'unni*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - they will find me" }, "variants": { "*yiqra'unni*": "they will call me/they will summon me", "*'e'eneh*": "I will answer/I will respond", "*yəshaḥarunni*": "they will seek me earnestly/they will search for me diligently", "*yimtsa'unni*": "they will find me/they will discover me" } }
• Jer 22:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.22.23", "source": "׃22 23 *ישבתי **יֹשַׁבְתְּ֙ בַּלְּבָנ֔וֹן *מקננתי **מְקֻנַּ֖נְתְּ בָּֽאֲרָזִ֑ים מַה־נֵּחַנְתְּ֙ בְּבֹא־לָ֣ךְ חֲבָלִ֔ים חִ֖יל כַּיֹלֵדָֽה׃", "text": "*Yōšabt* in *ballᵉbānôn*, *mᵉqunnant* in *ʾărāzîm*. How *nēḥant* when come to you *ḥăbālîm*, *ḥîl* like *yōlēdāh*.", "grammar": { "*yōšabt*": "perfect, 2nd feminine singular, qal - you dwelt", "*ba-llᵉbānôn*": "preposition + definite article + proper noun - in Lebanon", "*mᵉqunnant*": "participle, feminine singular, pual - nested", "*bā-ʾărāzîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - in cedars", "*mah*": "interrogative - how", "*nēḥant*": "perfect, 2nd feminine singular, niphal - you will be pitied", "*bᵉ-bōʾ*": "preposition + infinitive construct, qal - when come", "*lāk*": "preposition with 2nd feminine singular suffix - to you", "*ḥăbālîm*": "noun, masculine plural - pains", "*ḥîl*": "noun, masculine singular - anguish", "*ka-yyōlēdāh*": "preposition + definite article + participle, feminine singular, qal - like the one giving birth" }, "variants": { "*yōšabt*": "you dwelt/lived/resided", "*mᵉqunnant*": "nested/made your nest", "*ʾărāzîm*": "cedars/cedar trees", "*nēḥant*": "you will be pitied/shown favor/gracious", "*ḥăbālîm*": "pains/pangs/travail", "*ḥîl*": "anguish/pain/writhing", "*yōlēdāh*": "one giving birth/woman in labor" } }
• Ezek 21:6-7 : 6 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.21.6", "source": "וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃", "text": "And *wə·hî* *dəḇar*-*YHWH* to me *lē·mōr*.", "grammar": { "*wə·hî*": "waw consecutive with qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it came/happened", "*dəḇar*": "construct state, masculine singular - word of/utterance of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*lē·mōr*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct - to say/saying" }, "variants": { "*dəḇar*": "word/utterance/matter/thing", "*lē·mōr*": "saying/to say/as follows" } } 7 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.21.7", "source": "בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם שִׂ֤ים פָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ אֶל־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְהַטֵּ֖ף אֶל־מִקְדָּשִׁ֑ים וְהִנָּבֵ֖א אֶל־אַדְמַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃", "text": "*ben*-*ʾāḏām* *śîm* *pānêḵā* to-*yərûšālaim* and-*haṭṭēp̄* to-*miqdāšîm* and-*hinnāḇēʾ* to-*ʾaḏmaṯ* *yiśrāʾēl*.", "grammar": { "*ben*": "construct state, masculine singular - son of", "*ʾāḏām*": "masculine singular - man/humanity", "*śîm*": "qal imperative masculine singular - set/place/direct", "*pānêḵā*": "plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your face", "*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem", "*haṭṭēp̄*": "hiphil imperative masculine singular with waw conjunction - cause to drip/prophesy", "*miqdāšîm*": "masculine plural - sanctuaries/holy places", "*hinnāḇēʾ*": "niphal imperative masculine singular with waw conjunction - prophesy", "*ʾaḏmaṯ*": "construct state, feminine singular - land of/soil of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel" }, "variants": { "*pānêḵā*": "your face/your attention/yourself", "*haṭṭēp̄*": "drip words/preach/prophesy", "*miqdāšîm*": "sanctuaries/holy places/the sanctuary", "*ʾaḏmaṯ*": "land/ground/soil/territory" } }
• Mic 4:9-9 : 9 { "verseID": "Micah.4.9", "source": "עַתָּ֕ה לָ֥מָּה תָרִ֖יעִי רֵ֑עַ הֲמֶ֣לֶךְ אֵֽין־בָּ֗ךְ אִֽם־יוֹעֲצֵךְ֙ אָבָ֔ד כִּֽי־הֶחֱזִיקֵ֥ךְ חִ֖יל כַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה׃", "text": "*ʿAttāh* *lāmmāh* *tārîʿî* *rēaʿ*? *Hămelek* *ʾên*-in-you *ʾim*-*yôʿăṣēk* *ʾābād* *kî*-*heḥĕzîqēk* *ḥîl* as-the-*yôlēdāh*?", "grammar": { "*ʿattāh*": "adverb - now", "*lāmmāh*": "interrogative - why", "*tārîʿî*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - you cry aloud/shout", "*rēaʿ*": "masculine singular noun - evil/distress/harm", "*hă*": "interrogative prefix - ?", "*melek*": "masculine singular noun - king", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is no", "*bāk*": "preposition with 2nd feminine singular suffix - in you", "*ʾim*": "conjunction - or/if", "*yôʿăṣēk*": "qal participle, masculine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your counselor", "*ʾābād*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - perished/was destroyed", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*heḥĕzîqēk*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - has seized you", "*ḥîl*": "masculine singular noun - pain/anguish/writhing", "*ka-yôlēdāh*": "preposition + definite article + qal participle, feminine singular - like the one giving birth" }, "variants": { "*tārîʿî*": "cry aloud/shout/sound alarm", "*rēaʿ*": "evil/distress/harm/calamity", "*yôʿăṣēk*": "your counselor/advisor", "*ʾābād*": "perished/was lost/was destroyed", "*heḥĕzîqēk*": "has seized you/taken hold of you/gripped you", "*ḥîl*": "pain/anguish/writhing/trembling", "*yôlēdāh*": "woman giving birth/woman in labor" } } 10 { "verseID": "Micah.4.10", "source": "ח֧וּלִי וָגֹ֛חִי בַּת־צִיּ֖וֹן כַּיּֽוֹלֵדָ֑ה כִּֽי־עַתָּה֩ תֵצְאִ֨י מִקִּרְיָ֜ה וְשָׁכַ֣נְתְּ בַּשָּׂדֶ֗ה וּבָ֤את עַד־בָּבֶל֙ שָׁ֣ם תִּנָּצֵ֔לִי שָׁ֚ם יִגְאָלֵ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה מִכַּ֖ף אֹיְבָֽיִךְ׃", "text": "*Ḥûlî* and-*gōḥî* *bat*-*ṣiyyôn* like-the-*yôlēdāh* *kî*-*ʿattāh* *tēṣəʾî* from-*qiryāh* and-*šākanət* in-the-*śādeh* and-*bāʾt* until-*bābel* there *tinnāṣēlî* there *yigʾālēk* *YHWH* from-*kap* *ʾōyəbāyik*.", "grammar": { "*ḥûlî*": "qal imperative, feminine singular - writhe/be in pain", "*wə-gōḥî*": "conjunction + qal imperative, feminine singular - and burst forth/labor to bring forth", "*bat*": "feminine singular construct - daughter of", "*ṣiyyôn*": "proper name - Zion", "*ka-yôlēdāh*": "preposition + definite article + qal participle, feminine singular - like the one giving birth", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʿattāh*": "adverb - now", "*tēṣəʾî*": "qal imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - you will go out", "*miq-qiryāh*": "preposition + feminine singular noun - from city", "*wə-šākanət*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 2nd feminine singular - and you will dwell", "*ba-śādeh*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the field", "*û-bāʾt*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 2nd feminine singular - and you will come", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until/as far as", "*bābel*": "proper name - Babylon", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*tinnāṣēlî*": "niphal imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - you will be delivered/rescued", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*yigʾālēk*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - he will redeem you", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh", "*mik-kap*": "preposition + feminine singular construct - from hand/palm of", "*ʾōyəbāyik*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your enemies" }, "variants": { "*ḥûlî*": "writhe/be in pain/travail", "*gōḥî*": "burst forth/labor to bring forth/push", "*tēṣəʾî*": "go out/come forth/depart", "*qiryāh*": "city/town", "*šākanət*": "dwell/abide/live", "*tinnāṣēlî*": "be delivered/rescued/saved", "*yigʾālēk*": "redeem you/rescue you/act as kinsman-redeemer for you", "*kap*": "hand/palm/power" } }
• Hab 3:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.16", "source": "שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי ׀ וַתִּרְגַּ֣ז בִּטְנִ֗י לְקוֹל֙ צָלֲל֣וּ שְׂפָתַ֔י יָב֥וֹא רָקָ֛ב בַּעֲצָמַ֖י וְתַחְתַּ֣י אֶרְגָּ֑ז אֲשֶׁ֤ר אָנ֙וּחַ֙ לְי֣וֹם צָרָ֔ה לַעֲל֖וֹת לְעַ֥ם יְגוּדֶֽנּוּ׃", "text": "I-heard and *tirǝgaz* *biṭnî*, at *qôl* quivered *śǝp̄āṯay*, *yāḇôʾ rāqāḇ* into *baʿăṣāmay* and in my place I-trembled, that I-wait for *yôm ṣārāh* to-come-up to *ʿam yǝḡûḏennû*.", "grammar": { "*šāmaʿtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I heard", "*wattirǝgaz*": "qal imperfect consecutive 3rd person feminine singular - and trembled", "*biṭnî*": "noun feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my belly/inward parts", "*lǝqôl*": "preposition *lə* with noun masculine singular - at the sound", "*ṣālălû*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - quivered/tingled", "*śǝp̄āṯay*": "noun feminine dual with 1st person singular suffix - my lips", "*yāḇôʾ*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - enters/comes", "*rāqāḇ*": "noun masculine singular - rottenness/decay", "*baʿăṣāmay*": "preposition *bə* with noun feminine plural with 1st person singular suffix - in my bones", "*wǝṯaḥtay*": "conjunction with preposition with 1st person singular suffix - and under me/in my place", "*ʾerǝgāz*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I tremble/shake", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which", "*ʾānûaḥ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I wait/rest", "*lǝyôm*": "preposition *lə* with noun masculine singular construct - for day of", "*ṣārāh*": "noun feminine singular - distress/trouble", "*laʿălôṯ*": "preposition *lə* with qal infinitive construct - to come up", "*lǝʿam*": "preposition *lə* with noun masculine singular - against people", "*yǝḡûḏennû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he invades it/troops against us" }, "variants": { "*biṭnî*": "my belly/my inward parts/my bowels (seat of emotions)", "*rāqāḇ*": "rottenness/decay/worm", "*yǝḡûḏennû*": "invades us/troops against us/will attack us" } }
• 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 { "verseID": "1 Thessalonians.5.3", "source": "Ὅταν γὰρ λέγωσιν, Εἰρήνη καὶ ἀσφάλεια· τότε αἰφνίδιος αὐτοῖς ἐφίσταται ὄλεθρος, ὥσπερ ἡ ὠδὶν τῇ ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσῃ· καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκφύγωσιν.", "text": "*Hotan gar legōsin*, *Eirēnē* and *asphaleia*; *tote aiphnidios autois ephistatai olethros*, *hōsper* the *ōdin tē en gastri echousē*; and *ou mē ekphygōsin*.", "grammar": { "*Hotan*": "temporal conjunction - when/whenever", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*legōsin*": "present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they may say/they should say", "*Eirēnē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - peace", "*asphaleia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - security/safety", "*tote*": "adverb - then/at that time", "*aiphnidios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - sudden/unexpected", "*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them/for them", "*ephistatai*": "present, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - comes upon/stands over", "*olethros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - destruction/ruin", "*hōsper*": "comparative conjunction - just as/exactly as", "*ōdin*": "nominative, feminine, singular - birth pang/labor pain", "*tē*": "dative, feminine, singular - to the", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*gastri*": "dative, feminine, singular - womb/belly", "*echousē*": "present, active, participle, dative, feminine, singular - having/holding", "*ou mē*": "emphatic negation - by no means/certainly not", "*ekphygōsin*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they might escape" }, "variants": { "*Eirēnē*": "peace/state of peace", "*asphaleia*": "security/safety/certainty", "*aiphnidios*": "sudden/unexpected/unforeseen", "*ephistatai*": "comes upon/stands over/befalls", "*olethros*": "destruction/ruin/doom", "*ōdin*": "birth pang/labor pain", "*gastri echousē*": "having in womb/pregnant woman", "*ekphygōsin*": "they might escape/they might flee away" } }