Jeremiah 6:23
Bow and javelin they take hold of, Fierce it is, and they have no mercy, Their voice as a sea doth sound, And on horses they ride, set in array as a man of war, Against thee, O daughter of Zion.This verse in the real world
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- כִּידוֹןkîydôwnproperly, something to strike with, i.e. a dart
- אַכְזָרִיʼakzârîyterrible
- הָמָהhâmâhto make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tum
- רָחַםrâchamto fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
- עָרַךְʻârakto set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
- קֶשֶׁתqeshetha bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
- רָכַבrâkabto ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generall
- סוּסçûwça horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Isa 13:18, Jer 50:42, Luk 21:25–26, Hab 1:6–10, Jer 30:14, Isa 5:26–30, Ezk 23:22–25, Jer 5:16