Jeremiah 4:19
My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
Original Language Analysis
מֵעַ֨י׀
My bowels
H4578
מֵעַ֨י׀
My bowels
Strong's:
H4578
Word #:
1 of 17
used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uteru
מֵעַ֨י׀
My bowels
H4578
מֵעַ֨י׀
My bowels
Strong's:
H4578
Word #:
2 of 17
used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uteru
אֹחִ֜ולָה
I am pained
H2342
אֹחִ֜ולָה
I am pained
Strong's:
H2342
Word #:
3 of 17
properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e., (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; fi
לִבִּ֖י
heart
H3820
לִבִּ֖י
heart
Strong's:
H3820
Word #:
5 of 17
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
הֹֽמֶה
maketh a noise
H1993
הֹֽמֶה
maketh a noise
Strong's:
H1993
Word #:
6 of 17
to make a loud sound (like english 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor
לִבִּ֖י
heart
H3820
לִבִּ֖י
heart
Strong's:
H3820
Word #:
8 of 17
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
לֹ֣א
H3808
לֹ֣א
Strong's:
H3808
Word #:
9 of 17
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
אַחֲרִ֑שׁ
in me I cannot hold my peace
H2790
אַחֲרִ֑שׁ
in me I cannot hold my peace
Strong's:
H2790
Word #:
10 of 17
to scratch, i.e., (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad
כִּ֣י
H3588
כִּ֣י
Strong's:
H3588
Word #:
11 of 17
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
שׁוֹפָר֙
of the trumpet
H7782
שׁוֹפָר֙
of the trumpet
Strong's:
H7782
Word #:
13 of 17
a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn
שָׁמַ֣עַתְּי
because thou hast heard
H8085
שָׁמַ֣עַתְּי
because thou hast heard
Strong's:
H8085
Word #:
14 of 17
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
נַפְשִׁ֔י
O my soul
H5315
נַפְשִׁ֔י
O my soul
Strong's:
H5315
Word #:
15 of 17
properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
Cross References
Habakkuk 3:16When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.Isaiah 16:11Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-haresh.Isaiah 22:4Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.Isaiah 21:3Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.Jeremiah 9:1Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!Jeremiah 9:10For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.Isaiah 15:5My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.Psalms 116:7Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.Galatians 4:19My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,Daniel 7:15I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
Historical Context
Historical and cultural context for Jeremiah 4:19, including the time period during Jeremiah's ministry (627-586 BC), the political situation with Babylon's rise to power, and how this verse relates to Judah's covenant unfaithfulness and coming judgment.
Questions for Reflection
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