20. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 4:20:1 ⧉שֶׁ֤בֶרsheverbreaking or ruin Jeremiah 4:20:2 ⧉עַל־שֶׁ֙בֶר֙alsheverupon breaking or ruin Jeremiah 4:20:3 ⧉נִקְרָ֔אnikrais called out Jeremiah 4:20:4 ⧉כִּ֥יkifor Jeremiah 4:20:5 ⧉שֻׁדְּדָ֖הshuddedashe has been destroyed Jeremiah 4:20:6 ⧉כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץkalhaaretsall the land Jeremiah 4:20:7 ⧉פִּתְאֹם֙piteomsuddenly Jeremiah 4:20:8 ⧉שֻׁדְּד֣וּshuddeduthey were destroyed Jeremiah 4:20:9 ⧉אֹהָלַ֔יohalaimy tent{s} Jeremiah 4:20:10 ⧉רֶ֖גַעregaa moment Jeremiah 4:20:11 ⧉יְרִיעֹתָֽי׃yeriotaimy curtains or my tent-curtains |
20. Formal Translation Destruction upon destruction is proclaimed, for the whole land has been laid waste. Suddenly my tents are ruined; in a moment my curtains fall. |
20. Dynamic Translation Disaster follows disaster because the land lies in desolation. All at once my tents collapse, and in the blink of an eye my curtains vanish. |