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Jeremiah 4:13

Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.

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הִנֵּ֣הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.כַּעֲנָנִ֣יםkaananimas cloudעָנָןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as cloud”, the ordinary formH6051a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloudcloud(-y).יַעֲלֶ֗הyaalehascend upעָלָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ascend up”, an unfinished actionH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…וְכַסּוּפָה֙vekhasufahand as stormסוּפָהconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and as storm”, the ordinary formH5492a hurricaneRed Sea, storm, tempest, whirlwind, Red sea.מַרְכְּבוֹתָ֔יוmarkevotayvchariot. See also H1024מֶרְכָּבָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “chariot. See also H1024”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4818a chariotchariot. See also H1024 (בֵּית הַמַּרְכָּבוֹת).קַלּ֥וּqalvmake brightקָלַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “make bright”, a completed actionH7043to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)abate, make bright, bring into contempt, (ac-) curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier), (be a, make, make somewhat, move, seem a, set) light(-en, -er, -ly, -ly afflict, -ly esteem, thing), [idiom] slight(-ly), be swift(-er), (be, be more, make…מִנְּשָׁרִ֖יםminsharimfrom eagleנֶשֶׁרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “from eagle”, the ordinary formH5404the eagle (or other large bird of prey)eagle.סוּסָ֑יוsusayvhorse . Compare H6571סוּסnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “horse . Compare H6571”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5483a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare H6571 (פָּרָשׁ).א֥וֹיoyalasאוֹיparticle, interjection — “alas”H188lamentation; also interjectionally Oh!alas, woe.לָ֖נוּlanvtoלָ֖נוּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to”toכִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…שֻׁדָּֽדְנוּshudadenvdeadשָׁדַדverb, pual, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “dead”, a completed actionH7703properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravagedead, destroy(-er), oppress, robber, spoil(-er), [idiom] utterly, (lay) waste.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, he cometh up as clouds, and his chariots are as the whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles. — 'Woe unto us! for we are undone.' —

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as the whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are ruined.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, as clouds he cometh up, And as a hurricane his chariots, Lighter than eagles have been his horses, Woe to us, for we have been spoiled.

World English Bible

Behold, he will come up as clouds, and his chariots will be as the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us! For we are ruined.

Darby Translation

Behold, he cometh up as clouds, and his chariots are as a whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are destroyed.

Douay-Rheims

Behold he shall come up as a cloud, and his chariots as a tempest: his horses are swifter than eagles: woe unto us, for we are laid waste.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, he cometh up as clouds, and his chariots are as the whirlwind; his horses are swifter than eagles. — 'Woe unto us! for we are undone.' —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Behold, he shall come up as a cloud, and his chariots as a tempest: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are in misery.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδοὺ ὡς νεφέλη ἀναβήσεται, καὶ ὡς καταιγὶς τὰ ἄρματα αὐτοῦ, κουφότεροι ἀετῶν οἱ ἵπποι αὐτοῦ· οὐαὶ ἡμῖν, ὅτι ταλαιπωροῦμεν.