Jeremiah 2:15
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.”
קוֹל
Voice, sound, thunder. Qowl. A voice of one calling in the desert. God speaks in many ways. The voice that matters most is the one that points to Jesus.
יָשַׁב
inhabitant
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יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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עַל
on/ it
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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עִיר
cities/ its
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עִיר
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
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כְּפִיר
young lions
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כְּפִיר
a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
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נָתַן
they have given
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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יָצַת
they are burnt
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יָצַת
to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolate
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שָׁאַג
they have been roaring
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שָׁאַג
to rumble or moan
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