6. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 5:6:1 ⧉עַל־כֵּן֩alkentherefore or for this reason Jeremiah 5:6:2 ⧉הִכָּ֨םhikamhas struck them down Jeremiah 5:6:3 ⧉אַרְיֵ֜הaryea lion Jeremiah 5:6:4 ⧉מִיַּ֗עַרmiyaarfrom a forest Jeremiah 5:6:5 ⧉זְאֵ֤בzeeva wolf Jeremiah 5:6:6 ⧉עֲרָבוֹת֙aravotof deserts or of steppe plains Jeremiah 5:6:7 ⧉יְשָׁדְדֵ֔םyeshadedemdevastates them Jeremiah 5:6:8 ⧉נָמֵ֤רnamera leopard Jeremiah 5:6:9 ⧉שֹׁקֵד֙shokedis watching or is keeping watch Jeremiah 5:6:10 ⧉עַל־עָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םalarehemover their cities Jeremiah 5:6:11 ⧉כָּל־הַיּוֹצֵ֥אkalhayotseeveryone going out Jeremiah 5:6:12 ⧉מֵהֵ֖נָּהmehennafrom there Jeremiah 5:6:13 ⧉יִטָּרֵ֑ףyitarefwill be torn to pieces Jeremiah 5:6:14 ⧉כִּ֤יkibecause Jeremiah 5:6:15 ⧉רַבּוּ֙rabuhave become many Jeremiah 5:6:16 ⧉פִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֔םpishehemtheir transgressions Jeremiah 5:6:17 ⧉עָצְמ֖וּatsmuhave grown strong or have become great Jeremiah 5:6:18 ⧉משבותיהםmeshovotehemtheir turning away or their backslidings Jeremiah 5:6:19 ⧉מְשׁוּבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃meshuvotehemtheir apostasies or their backturnings |
6. Formal Translation Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them, a wolf of the deserts will ravage them, and a leopard is watching over their cities. Everyone who goes out from there will be torn in pieces, because their transgressions are many and their backslidings have multiplied. |
6. Dynamic Translation So a lion from the forest will attack them, a desert wolf will devastate them, and a leopard is on the prowl around their towns. Anyone who ventures out will be torn apart, because their rebellion is great and their backsliding many. |