26. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 4:26:1 ⧉רָאִ֕יתִיraitiI saw Jeremiah 4:26:2 ⧉וְהִנֵּ֥הvehinneand behold Jeremiah 4:26:3 ⧉הַכַּרְמֶ֖לhakarmelthe fruitful land Jeremiah 4:26:4 ⧉הַמִּדְבָּ֑רhamidbarthe wilderness or desert Jeremiah 4:26:5 ⧉וְכָל־עָרָ֗יוvekholaravand all his cities Jeremiah 4:26:6 ⧉נִתְּצוּ֙nittsetuwere torn down or were smashed Jeremiah 4:26:7 ⧉מִפְּנֵ֣יmippenefrom before Jeremiah 4:26:8 ⧉יְהוָ֔הyahwehthe LORD Jeremiah 4:26:9 ⧉מִפְּנֵ֖יmippenefrom before Jeremiah 4:26:10 ⧉חֲר֥וֹןkharonburning anger or wrath Jeremiah 4:26:11 ⧉אַפּֽוֹ׃סappohis anger |
26. Formal Translation I saw, and behold, the fertile land was a wilderness, and all its cities were broken down before the LORD {Yahweh, Righteous Judge}, before the burning of His anger. |
26. Dynamic Translation I looked, and what was once fruitful land had become a desert, and all its cities were destroyed in the presence of the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Judge}, because of the fierceness of His anger. |