19. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 4:19:1 ⧉מֵעַ֣יmeaimy inward parts Jeremiah 4:19:2 ⧉מֵעַ֨יmeaimy inward parts Jeremiah 4:19:3 ⧉אחולהekhulaI am in anguish or I am pained Jeremiah 4:19:4 ⧉אוֹחִ֜ילָהokhilaI writhe or I tremble Jeremiah 4:19:5 ⧉קִיר֥וֹתkirotwalls Jeremiah 4:19:6 ⧉לִבִּ֛יlibiof my heart Jeremiah 4:19:7 ⧉הֹֽמֶה־לִּ֥יhomeliis pounding for me or is in turmoil for me Jeremiah 4:19:8 ⧉לִבִּ֖יlibimy heart Jeremiah 4:19:9 ⧉לֹ֣אlonot Jeremiah 4:19:10 ⧉אַחֲרִ֑ישׁakharishI will be silent or I can keep silent Jeremiah 4:19:11 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor or because Jeremiah 4:19:12 ⧉ק֤וֹלkolsound Jeremiah 4:19:13 ⧉שׁוֹפָר֙shofarof a trumpet or of a ram’s horn Jeremiah 4:19:14 ⧉שמעתיshamatiI heard Jeremiah 4:19:15 ⧉שָׁמַ֣עַתְּshamaatyou heard Jeremiah 4:19:16 ⧉נַפְשִׁ֔יnafshimy soul or my life Jeremiah 4:19:17 ⧉תְּרוּעַ֖תteruata blast or a shout Jeremiah 4:19:18 ⧉מִלְחָמָֽה׃milkhamaof war |
19. Formal Translation My innermost parts, my innermost parts! I writhe in anguish; the walls of my heart—my heart bellows within me. I cannot be silent, for I have heard the trumpet’s blast; my soul has heard the war alarm. |
19. Dynamic Translation My insides, my insides! I twist and groan in agony. The walls of my heart pound—my heart races within me. I cannot remain silent, for I have heard the sound of the trumpet and the cry of war. |