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KJV Lexicon Wherefore a lion'ariy (ar-ee') a lion -- (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin). out of the forest ya`ar (yah'-ar) a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees) -- (honey-)comb, forest, wood. shall slay nakah (naw-kaw') to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) them and a wolf z'eb (zeh-abe') a wolf -- wolf. of the evenings `arabah (ar-aw-baw') a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea -- Arabah, champaign, desert, evening, heaven, plain, wilderness. shall spoil shadad (shaw-dad') to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage -- dead, destroy(-er), oppress, robber, spoil(-er), utterly, (lay) waste. them a leopard namer (naw-mare') a leopard (from its stripes) -- leopard. shall watch shaqad (shaw-kad') to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill) -- hasten, remain, wake, watch (for). over their cities `iyr (eer) or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town. every one that goeth out yatsa' (yaw-tsaw') to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim. thence shall hennah (hane'-naw) in, such (and such things), their, (into) them, thence, therein, these, they (had), on this side, whose, wherein. be torn in pieces taraph (taw-raf') to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels) -- catch, without doubt, feed, ravin, rend in pieces, surely, tear (in pieces). because their transgressions pesha` (peh'-shah) a revolt (national, moral or religious) -- rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass. are many rabab (raw-bab') to cast together, i.e. increase, especially in number; also to multiply by the myriad -- increase, be many(-ifold), be more, multiply, ten thousands. and their backslidings mshuwbah (mesh-oo-baw') apostasy -- backsliding, turning away. are increased `atsam (aw-tsam') to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes); intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous; to crunch the bones Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Therefore a lion from the forest will slay them, A wolf of the deserts will destroy them, A leopard is watching their cities. Everyone who goes out of them will be torn in pieces, Because their transgressions are many, Their apostasies are numerous. King James Bible Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. Holman Christian Standard Bible Therefore, a lion from the forest will strike them down. A wolf from an arid plain will ravage them. A leopard keeps watch over their cities. Anyone who leaves them will be torn to pieces because their rebellious acts are many, their unfaithful deeds numerous. International Standard Version Therefore a lion from the forest will attack them, a wolf from the desert will devastate them. A leopard is watching their towns, and everyone who goes out of them will be torn to pieces. For their transgressions are many, and their apostasies numerous. NET Bible So like a lion from the thicket their enemies will kill them. Like a wolf from the desert they will destroy them. Like a leopard they will lie in wait outside their cities and totally destroy anyone who ventures out. For they have rebelled so much and done so many unfaithful things. GOD'S WORD® Translation That is why a lion from the forest will attack them. A wolf from the wilderness will destroy them. A leopard will lie in ambush outside their cities. All who leave the cities will be torn to pieces, because they rebel so often and they become more and more unfaithful. King James 2000 Bible Therefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the desert shall destroy them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: everyone that goes out there shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. Links Jeremiah 5:6Jeremiah 5:6 NIV Jeremiah 5:6 NLT Jeremiah 5:6 ESV Jeremiah 5:6 NASB Jeremiah 5:6 KJV |
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