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Jeremiah 6:25

Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.

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אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תצאיttsybring forthיָצָאverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “bring forth”, a wish or indirect commandH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…תֵּֽצְאוּ֙tetsevbring forthיָצָאverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “bring forth”, a wish or indirect commandH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…הַשָּׂדֶ֔הhasadehthe fieldשָׂדֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.וּבַדֶּ֖רֶךְuvaderekhand in alongדֶּרֶךְconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and in along”, the ordinary formH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תלכיtlkhycarryיָלַךְverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “carry”, a wish or indirect commandH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…תֵּלֵ֑כוּtelekhvwalkהָלַךְverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “walk”, a wish or indirect commandH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…כִּ֚יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…חֶ֣רֶבcherevknifeחֶרֶבnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.לְאֹיֵ֔בleoyevto enemyאֹיֵבpreposition, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “to enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.מָג֖וֹרmagorfearמָגוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “fear”, the ordinary formH4032a fright (objective or subjective)fear, terror. Compare H4036 (מָגוֹר מִסָּבִיב).מִסָּבִֽיבmisavivfrom aboutסָבִיבpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “from about”, the ordinary formH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for there is the sword of the enemy, and terror on every side.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy, and terror, are on every side.

Young’s Literal Translation

Go not forth to the field, And in the way walk not, For a sword hath the enemy, fear [is] round about.

World English Bible

Don’t go out into the field or walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and terror are on every side.

Darby Translation

Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for [there is] the sword of the enemy, terror is on every side.

Douay-Rheims

Go not out into the fields, nor walk in the highway: for the sword of the enemy, and fear is on every side.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for there is the sword of the enemy, and terror on every side.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Go not forth into the field, and walk not in the ways; for the sword of the enemy lingers round about.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ ἐκπορεύεσθε εἰς ἀγρὸν, καὶ ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς μὴ βαδίζετε, ὅτι ῥομφαία τῶν ἐχθρῶν παροικεῖ κυκλόθεν.