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Jeremiah 9:21

For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Jeremiah 9:20.

כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…עָ֤לָהalahascend upעָלָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ascend up”, a completed 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…מָ֨וֶת֙mavetdeadמָוֶתnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dead”, the ordinary formH4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).בְּחַלּוֹנֵ֔ינוּbechaloneynvin windowחַלּוֹןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “in window”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2474a window (as perforated)window.בָּ֖אbato comeבּוֹאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…בְּאַרְמְנוֹתֵ֑ינוּbearmenoteynvin castleאַרְמוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “in castle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH759a citadel (from its height)castle, palace. Compare H2038 (הַרְמוֹן).לְהַכְרִ֤יתlehakhritto covenantכָּרַתpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to covenant”, the to-form of the verbH3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.עוֹלָל֙olalbabeעוֹלֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “babe”, the ordinary formH5768a sucklingbabe, (young) child, infant, little one.מִח֔וּץmichutsfrom abroadחוּץpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from abroad”, the ordinary formH2351properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoorsabroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.בַּחוּרִ֖יםbachurimyoungבָּחוּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “young”, the ordinary formH970properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)(choice) young (man), chosen, [idiom] hole.מֵרְחֹבֽוֹתmerechovotfrom broad placeרְחֹבpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “from broad place”, the ordinary formH7339a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or areabroad place (way), street. See also H1050 (בֵּית רְחוֹב).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(9-20) 'For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from the street, and the young men from the broad places. —

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American Standard Version (1901)

For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into our palaces; to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.

Young’s Literal Translation

For death hath come up into our windows, It hath come into our palaces, To cut off the suckling from without, Young men from the broad places.

World English Bible

For death has come up into our windows. It has entered into our palaces to cut off the children from outside, and the young men from the streets.

Darby Translation

For death is come up through our windows, is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from the street, the young men from the broadways.

Douay-Rheims

For death is come up through our windows, it is entered into our houses to destroy the children from without, the young men from the streets.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(9-20) 'For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from the street, and the young men from the broad places. —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For death has come up through your windows, it has entered into our land, to destroy the infants without, and the young men from the streets.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι ἀνέβη θάνατος διὰ τῶν θυρίδων ὑμῶν, εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν γῆν ὑμῶν, τοῦ ἐκτρίψαι νήπια ἔξωθεν, καὶ νεανίσκους ἀπὸ τῶν πλατειῶν.