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Jeremiah 6:1

“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.

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ASV

Flee for safety, ye children of Benjamin, out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and raise up a signal on Beth-haccherem; for evil looketh forth from the north, and a great destruction.

KJV

O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Beth–haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הָעִ֣זוּ׀ha.'I.zuflee for refugeH5756 →
בְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiO people ofH1121 →
בִניָמִ֗ןvi.n.ya.MinBenjaminH1144 →
מִקֶּ֙רֶב֙mi.Ke.revfrom [the] midst ofH7130 →
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →
וּבִתְק֙וֹעַ֙u.vit.Ko.a'and in TekoaH8620 →
תִּקְע֣וּtik.'UblowH8628 →
שׁוֹפָ֔רsho.Fara trumpetH7782 →
וְעַל־ve.'al-and atH5921 →
בֵּ֥יתbeitBethH1021 →
הַכֶּ֖רֶםha.Ke.remHakkeremH1021 →
שְׂא֣וּse.'UraiseH5375 →
מַשְׂאֵ֑תmas.'Eta signalH4864 →
כִּ֥יkiforH3588 →
רָעָ֛הra.'AhcalamityH7451 →
נִשְׁקְפָ֥הnish.ke.Fahit has looked downH8259 →
מִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.Fonfrom [the] northH6828 →
וְשֶׁ֥בֶרve.She.verand destructionH7667 →
גָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolgreatH1419 →

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2 Chronicles 20:20Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”Nehemiah 3:14The Dung Gate was repaired by Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem. He rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.Amos 3:6If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?Jeremiah 10:17Gather up your belongings from this land, you who live under siege.Jeremiah 4:6Raise a signal flag toward Zion. Seek refuge! Do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, and terrible destruction.Jeremiah 4:5Announce in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: “Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land. Cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble yourselves and let us flee to the fortified cities.’Jeremiah 4:5–6Announce in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: “Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land. Cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble yourselves and let us flee to the fortified cities.’2 Chronicles 11:6He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,Joshua 18:21–28These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin:Judges 1:21The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.Jeremiah 6:22This is what the LORD says: “Behold, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is stirred up from the ends of the earth.2 Samuel 14:2So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.Zechariah 6:6The one with the black horses is going toward the land of the north, the one with the white horses toward the west, and the one with the dappled horses toward the south.”Jeremiah 1:14Then the LORD said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.Luke 21:21Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.Jeremiah 4:29Every city flees at the sound of the horseman and archer. They enter the thickets and climb among the rocks. Every city is abandoned; no inhabitant is left.Jeremiah 4:19–20My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.Jeremiah 25:9behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.

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