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Jeremiah 6:23

They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”

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ASV

They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses, every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion.

KJV

They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
קֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetbowH7198 →
וְכִיד֞וֹןve.khi.Donand javelinH3591 →
יַחֲזִ֗יקוּya.cha.Zi.kuthey take hold ofH2388 →
אַכְזָרִ֥י'akh.za.Ri[is] cruelH394 →
הוּא֙hu'itH1931 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
יְרַחֵ֔מוּye.ra.Che.muthey have mercyH7355 →
קוֹלָם֙ko.Lamsound theirH6963 →
כַּיָּ֣םkai.Yam[is] like the seaH3220 →
יֶהֱמֶ֔הye.he.Meh[which] it roarsH1993 →
וְעַל־ve.'al-and onH5921 →
סוּסִ֖יםsu.SimhorsesH5483 →
יִרְכָּ֑בוּyir.Ka.vuthey rideH7392 →
עָר֗וּךְ'a.RukharrangedH6186 →
כְּאִישׁ֙ke.'Ishlike a manH376 →
לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.Mahfor <the> battleH4421 →
עָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhon youH5921 →
בַּת־bat-O daughter ofH1323 →
צִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonZionH6726 →

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Isaiah 13:18Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children.Isaiah 17:12Alas, the tumult of many peoples; they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations; they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters.Jeremiah 50:42They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon.Isaiah 5:30In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.Luke 21:25–26There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.Habakkuk 1:6–10For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own.Jeremiah 5:16Their quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men.Jeremiah 4:13Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!Jeremiah 30:14All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins.Isaiah 19:4I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of harsh masters, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.Isaiah 5:26–30He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come!Ezekiel 23:22–25Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side—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.Ezekiel 26:7For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with cavalry and a great company of troops.Isaiah 10:32Yet today they will halt at Nob, shaking a fist at the mount of Daughter Zion, at the hill of Jerusalem.Ezekiel 26:3therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, O Tyre, I am against you, and I will raise up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves.Jeremiah 8:16The snorting of enemy horses is heard from Dan. At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds, the whole land quakes. They come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and all who dwell in it.

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About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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