to be strong; causatively, to strengthen, i.e. (figuratively) to save (by flight)בְּנֵ֣י
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)בִניָמִ֗ן
Binyâmîyn
Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryמִקֶּ֨רֶב֙
qereb
from — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestineוּבִתְק֨וֹעַ֙
Tᵉqôwaʻ
and in/with/by — Tekoa, a place in Palestineתִּקְע֣וּ
tâqaʻ
to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping)שׁוֹפָ֔ר
shôwphâr
a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved hornוְעַל
ʻal
and — above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsהַכֶּ֖רֶם
Bêyth hak-Kerem
Beth-hak-Kerem, a place in Palestineשְׂא֣וּ
nâsâʼ
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeמַשְׂאֵ֑ת
masʼêth
properly, (abstractly) a raising (as of the hands in prayer), or rising (of flame); figuratively, an utterance; concretely, a beacon (as raised); a present (as taken), mess, or tribute; figuratively, a reproach (as a burden)כִּ֥י
kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedרָעָ֛ה
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)נִשְׁקְפָ֥ה
shâqaph
properly, to lean out (of a window), i.e. (by implication) peep or gaze (passively, be a spectacle)מִצָּפ֖וֹן
tsâphôwn
from — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)וְשֶׁ֥בֶר
sheber
and — a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)גָּדֽוֹל
gâdôwl
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
Jeremiah 6:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3
“Run for safety, you children of Benjamin, Out of the midst of Jerusalem! And blow a trumpet in Tekoa [in Judah] And raise a signal-fire in Beth-haccherem [near Jerusalem]; For evil is looking down [with eager anticipation] from the north, And great destruction.
Opening on Benjamin fleeing Jerusalem and closing on rejected silver frames the whole chapter as a single verdict: the city has been tested and found worthless.
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Today's memory verse · from this session
““Run for safety, you children of Benjamin, Out of the midst of Jerusalem! And blow a trumpet in Tekoa [in Judah] And raise a signal-fire in Beth-haccherem [near Jerusalem]; For evil is looking down [with eager anticipation] from the north, And great destruction.”
Opening on Benjamin fleeing Jerusalem and closing on rejected silver frames the whole chapter as a single verdict: the city has been tested and found worthless.