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jeremiah_6:8

Jeremiah 6:8

Hebrew
הִוָּסְרִי֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם פֶּן תֵּקַ֥ע נַפְשִׁ֖י מִמֵּ֑ךְ פֶּן אֲשִׂימֵ֣ךְ שְׁמָמָ֔ה אֶ֖רֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ

hebrew

Meaning:

* Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country

The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground.

When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1
ל֥וֹא נוֹשָֽׁבָה
ESV
Be warned, O Jerusalem, lest I turn from you in disgust, lest I make you a desolation, an uninhabited land.“
NIV
Take warning, O Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you and make your land desolate so no one can live in it.“
NLT
Listen to this warning, Jerusalem, or I will turn from you in disgust. Listen, or I will turn you into a heap of ruins, a land where no one lives.“
LXX
παιδευθήσῃ Ιερουσαλημ μὴ ἀποστῇ plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ψυχή μου ἀπὸ σοῦ μὴ ποιήσωplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigποιέω

Meaning:

* To do * To make

This verb - to do or make - is used in connection with a large range of activities including creation, covenant formation, obedience, miracles, sin and worship.

Verb forms

Present tense Person Greek Form
σε ἄβατον γῆνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγῆ

Meaning:

* Soil or ground (e.g. Matthew 13:5) * Land (e.g. Luke 4:5) * Country * Earth (e.g. Matthew 5:5)

Feminine noun. Connected to the English words “ground”, “geometry” and “geology”.

It occurs throughout the LXX and the New Testament (approximately 250 times in the New Testament) and its meaning varies subtly on context, for example, in the LXX:Genesis 1:1Genesis 2:7Genesis 12:1
ἥτις οὐ κατοικηθήσεται
KJV
Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.

Jeremiah 6:7 ← Jeremiah 6:8 → Jeremiah 6:9

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