Jeremiah 6:6
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“For thus hath the Lord of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.”
כָּרַת
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)
פָּקַד
it will be visited
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פָּקַד
To visit, to attend to, to appoint. Paqad. God pays personal attention. He comes to attend to your needs. His visits always produce change.
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כֹּה
thus
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כֹּה
properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
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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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צָבָא
of hosts
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צָבָא
Host, army, warfare. Tsaba. The LORD of hosts. The commander of angel armies. His forces are beyond counting.
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כֹּל
all of/ it
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כֹּל
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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עֹשֶׁק
is oppression
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עֹשֶׁק
injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain
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יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Jerusalem
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יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
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סֹלְלָה
a mound
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סֹלְלָה
a military mound, i.e. rampart of besiegers
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עֵצָה
wood
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עֵצָה
timber
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