Jeremiah 6:25
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Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.Do not go out to the fields; do not walk the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.
In other translations
Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.Do not go out to the fields; do not walk the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.
Hebrew words
אַל־'al-may notH408תֵּצְאוּtetze'iyou go outH3318הַשָּׂדֶהhasadehthe fieldH7704וּבַדֶּרֶךְuvaderekhand on the roadH1870אַל־'al-mau notH408תֵּלֵכוּtelekhiyou walkH1980כִּיkiforH3588חֶרֶבchereva swordH2719לְאֹיֵבle'oyev[belongs] to [the] enemyH341מָגוֹרmagorterrorH4032מִסָּבִיב׃misaviv[is] from round aboutH5439
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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