Jeremiah 5:22
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?”
עָבַר
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
חוּל
do you tremble
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חוּל
To twist, to writhe, to wait with trembling. Chuwl. Expectant waiting so intense it feels like physical tension. It is faith under pressure.
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שׂוּם
I appointed
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שׂוּם
To put, to set, to place. Shuwm. I have set the LORD always before me. A deliberate daily choice to keep God at the centre of everything.
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יָרֵא
do you fear
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יָרֵא
To fear, to revere, to be in awe of. Yare. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. Not terror but holy awe of who He truly is.
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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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עוֹלָם
perpetuity
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עוֹלָם
Forever, eternity, everlasting. Olam. God's love endures forever. It had no beginning and will have no end.
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גַּל
waves/ its
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גַּל
something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves)
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גְּבוּל
a boundary
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גְּבוּל
properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
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חֹק
a decree of
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חֹק
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
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יָכֹל
they will prevail
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יָכֹל
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
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חוֹל
the sand
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חוֹל
sand (as round or whirling particles)
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נְאֻם
the utterance of
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נְאֻם
an oracle
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