Jeremiah 16:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Behold, 
 
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
I am going to sendשֹׁלֵ֜חַ
(sho·le·ach)
7971: to senda prim. root
for manyרַבִּ֛ים
(rab·bim)
7227a: much, many, greatfrom rabab
fishermen," 
 
1728: a fishermanfrom dag
declaresנְאֻם־
(ne·'um-)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the LORD,יְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
"and they will fishוְדִיג֑וּם
(ve·di·gum;)
1770: to fish for, catchdenominative verb from dag
for them; and afterwardsוְאַֽחֲרֵי־
(ve·'a·cha·rei-)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
I will sendאֶשְׁלַח֙
(esh·lach)
7971: to senda prim. root
for manyלְרַבִּ֣ים
(le·rab·bim)
7227a: much, many, greatfrom rabab
hunters,צַיָּדִ֔ים
(tzai·ya·dim,)
6719a: a hunterfrom tsud
and they will huntוְצָד֞וּם
(ve·tza·dum)
6679: to hunta prim. root
them from everyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
mountainהַר֙
(har)
2022: mountain, hill, hill countryof uncertain derivation
and everyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
hillגִּבְעָ֔ה
(giv·'ah,)
1389: a hillfem. from the same as Geba
and from the cleftsוּמִנְּקִיקֵ֖י
(u·min·ne·ki·kei)
5357: cleft (of a rock)from an unused word
of the rocks.הַסְּלָעִֽים׃
(has·se·la·'im.)
5553: a crag, clifffrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Behold I will send
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
for many
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
fishers
dayag  (dah-yawg')
a fisherman -- fisher.
davvag  (dav-vawg')
a fisherman -- fisher.
saith
n'um  (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
and they shall fish
diyg  (deeg)
to fish -- fish.
them and after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
will I send
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
for many
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
hunters
tsayad  (tsah'-yawd)
a huntsman -- hunter.
and they shall hunt
tsuwd  (tsood)
to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men)
them from every mountain
har  (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.
and from every hill
gib`ah  (ghib-aw')
a hillock -- hill, little hill.
and out of the holes
naqiyq  (naw-keek')
a cleft -- hole.
of the rocks
cela`  (seh'-lah)
a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress) -- (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Behold, I am going to send for many fishermen," declares the LORD, "and they will fish for them; and afterwards I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them from every mountain and every hill and from the clefts of the rocks.

King James Bible
Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"I am about to send for many fishermen"--this is the LORD's declaration--"and they will fish for them. Then I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill and out of the clefts of the rocks,

International Standard Version
"I'm about to send many fishermen," declares the LORD, "and they'll catch them. Afterwards, I'll send for many hunters and they'll hunt for them on every mountain and hill and in the crevices of the rocks.

NET Bible
But for now I, the LORD, say: "I will send many enemies who will catch these people like fishermen. After that I will send others who will hunt them out like hunters from all the mountains, all the hills, and the crevices in the rocks.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"I'm going to send for many fishermen," declares the LORD, "and they will catch the people of Israel. After that, I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt for them on every mountain and hill and even in the cracks in the rocks.

King James 2000 Bible
Behold, I will send for many fishermen, says the LORD, and they shall catch them; and afterward will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.
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