Jeremiah 4:8
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned back from us.”
שַׂק
properly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grain, etc.)
שׁוּב
it has turned back
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שׁוּב
To return, to turn back. Shuwb. The Hebrew word behind both repentance and restoration. Return to Me and I will return to you.
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סָפַד
mourn
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סָפַד
properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief); generally to lament; by implication, to wail
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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מִן
from/ us
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מִן
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
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חָגַר
gird yourself
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חָגַר
to gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.)
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חָרוֹן
the burning of
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חָרוֹן
a burning of anger
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