Jeremiah 15:8
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Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.I will make their widows more numerous than the sand of the sea. I will bring a destroyer at noon against the mothers of young men. I will suddenly bring upon them anguish and dismay.
In other translations
Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.I will make their widows more numerous than the sand of the sea. I will bring a destroyer at noon against the mothers of young men. I will suddenly bring upon them anguish and dismay.
Hebrew words
עָצְמוּ־'atzemu-they are numerousH6105לִיlito <the> meאַלְמְנֹתָיו'almenotavwidows itsH490מֵחוֹלmecholmore than [the] sand ofH2344יַמִּיםyamim[the] seasH3220הֵבֵאתִיhevetiI have broughtH935לָהֶםlahemto <the> themעַל־'al-onH5921אֵם'ema mother ofH517בָּחוּרbachura young manH970שֹׁדֵדshodeda destroyerH7703בַּצָּהֳרָיִםbatzohorayimat <the> noon<s>H6672הִפַּלְתִּיhipaltiI have made fallH5307עָלֶיהָ'aleihaon herH5921פִּתְאֹםpit'omsuddenlyH6597עִיר'iranguishH5892וּבֶהָלוֹת׃uvehalotand sudden terrorH928
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Related verses
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- Jeremiah 4:16Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.Warn the nations now! Proclaim to Jerusalem: “A besieging army comes from a distant land; they raise their voices against the cities of Judah.
- Jeremiah 6:4-54 Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out. 5 Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.4 ‘Prepare for battle against her; rise up, let us attack at noon. Woe to us, for the daylight is fading; the evening shadows grow long. 5 Rise up, let us attack by night and destroy her fortresses!’”
- Luke 21:35For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.
- Jeremiah 5:6Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay 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: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.
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