Jeremiah 4:29
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
At the soundמִקֹּ֨ול
(mik·ko·vl)
6963: sound, voicefrom an unused word
of the horsemanפָּרָ֜שׁ
(pa·rash)
6571b: horsemanfrom the same as parash
and bowmanוְרֹ֣מֵה
(ve·ro·meh)
7411a: to cast, shoota prim. root
everyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
cityהָעִ֔יר
(ha·'ir,)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
flees;בֹּרַ֙חַת֙
(bo·ra·chat)
1272: to go through, fleea prim. root
They goבָּ֚אוּ
(ba·'u)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
into the thicketsבֶּעָבִ֔ים
(be·'a·vim,)
5645: dark cloud, cloud mass, thicketfrom an unused word
and climbעָל֑וּ
(a·lu;)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
among the rocks;וּבַכֵּפִ֖ים
(u·vak·ke·fim)
3710: a rockperhaps of foreign origin
Everyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
cityהָעִ֣יר
(ha·'ir)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
is forsaken,עֲזוּבָ֔ה
(a·zu·vah,)
5800a: to leave, forsake, loosea prim. root
And noוְאֵין־
(ve·'ein-)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
manאִֽישׁ׃
(ish.)
376: manfrom an unused word
dwellsיֹושֵׁ֥ב
(yo·v·shev)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
in them. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
The whole city
`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.
shall flee
barach  (baw-rakh')
to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly -- chase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot.
for the noise
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
of the horsemen
parash  (paw-rawsh')
a steed; also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e. (collectively) cavalry -- horseman.
and bowmen
qesheth  (keh'-sheth)
of bending: a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris -- arch(-er), + arrow, bow(-man, -shot).
ramah  (raw-maw')
to hurl; specifically, to shoot; figuratively, to delude or betray (as if causing to fall) -- beguile, betray, (bow-)man, carry, deceive, throw.
they shall go
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
into thickets
`ab  (awb)
an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chron. 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse -- clay, (thick) cloud, thick, thicket.
and climb up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
upon the rocks
keph  (kafe)
a hollow rock -- rock.
every city
`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.
shall be forsaken
`azab  (aw-zab')
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc. -- commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, surely.
and not a man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
dwell
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
therein
hen  (hane)
they (only used when emphatic) -- in, such like, (with) them, thereby, therein, (more than) they, wherein, in which, whom, withal.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
At the sound of the horseman and bowman every city flees; They go into the thickets and climb among the rocks; Every city is forsaken, And no man dwells in them.

King James Bible
The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Every city flees at the sound of the horseman and the archer. They enter the thickets and climb among the rocks. Every city is abandoned; no inhabitant is left.

International Standard Version
At the sound of the horseman and the archer the entire city flees. Its residents go into the thickets and climb among the rocks. Every city is abandoned, and no one lives in them.

NET Bible
At the sound of the approaching horsemen and archers the people of every town will flee. Some of them will hide in the thickets. Others will climb up among the rocks. All the cities will be deserted. No one will remain in them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
All the people in the city will flee at the sound of riders and archers. They will go off into the thickets and climb among the rocks. The entire city will be abandoned, and no one will live in it.

King James 2000 Bible
The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell in it.
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