Jeremiah 6:7
"As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

As a fountain casteth out her waters,.... In great abundance, and continually: so she casteth out her wickedness; this metaphor expresses the multitude of her sins, the frequent and constant commission of them, and the source and spring of them, the corrupt fountain of

the heart; see Mat 12:34 , violence and spoil is heard in her; that is, the cry of those that are oppressed and spoiled is heard, and that by the Lord himself, whose ears are open to the cries of the oppressed, and will avenge them: before me continually is grief and wounds; the poor, who were grieved and wounded by their oppressors; the Lord was an eye and ear witness of their grievances, and would redress them; nor could their enemies expect to escape his wrath, since they were all known to him; or else the sense is, that because of their violence and spoil of the poor, it was continually before the Lord, in his mind and purpose, and he was just ready to bring upon them, by way of punishment for these things, what would grieve and wound them; so Jarchi interprets it, which Kimchi mentions; and to it the Targum agrees, "the voice of robbers and plunderers is heard in her before me continually, therefore will I bring upon her evil and smiting.''

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (15 words)

H6979 קוּר
Definition:

2,7 i.e.a mighty nation(compare Arabicstrength; see (on reduplication) Ges§ 123e); > RV 'meting outconquered lands, literally 'of line, line' (11.קַו).I. [קוּר]verbbore, dig(Arabic()cut a round hole i 2,7 i.e.a mighty nation(compare Arabicstrength; see (on reduplication) Ges§ 123e); > RV 'meting outconquered lands, literally 'of line, line' (11.קַו).I. [קוּר]verbbore, dig(Arabic()cut a round hole i

Possible Meanings:
  • thread (semantic_range)
  • film (semantic_range)
H0953 בּוֹר
Definition:

Frombuwr(in the sense ofbo'r); a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison) -- cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.see HEBREWbuwrsee HEBREWbo'rBrown-Driver-Briggsבּוֺרnoun masculineGene Frombuwr(in the sense ofbo'r); a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison) -- cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.see HEBREWbuwrsee HEBREWbo'rBrown-Driver-Briggsבּוֺרnoun masculineGene

Possible Meanings:
  • make clear (semantic_range)
  • clear up (semantic_range)
  • explain (semantic_range)
H0953 בּוֹר
Definition:

Frombuwr(in the sense ofbo'r); a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison) -- cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.see HEBREWbuwrsee HEBREWbo'rBrown-Driver-Briggsבּוֺרnoun masculineGene Frombuwr(in the sense ofbo'r); a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison) -- cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.see HEBREWbuwrsee HEBREWbo'rBrown-Driver-Briggsבּוֺרnoun masculineGene

Possible Meanings:
  • make clear (semantic_range)
  • clear up (semantic_range)
  • explain (semantic_range)
H4325 מַיִם
Definition:

14only pluralמַ֫יִםwaters, water(Late Hebrewid.; MI23[ין]מ; SI5המים; Aramaicמַיָּא,מַיִּין,Assyrianmû, pluralmê, alsomâmuDlHWB 394; ArabicEthiopic, plural; Sabean [מו],מוםpluralמון, Minaean [מה], plur 14only pluralמַ֫יִםwaters, water(Late Hebrewid.; MI23[ין]מ; SI5המים; Aramaicמַיָּא,מַיִּין,Assyrianmû, pluralmê, alsomâmuDlHWB 394; ArabicEthiopic, plural; Sabean [מו],מוםpluralמון, Minaean [מה], plur

H3651 כֵּן
Definition:

29+ (on possibly construct see2near the end); pluralכֵּנִיםGenesis 42:11,19,31,33,34; —1right, usually indecl., often as substantivea right thing, especially with vbb.dicendiExodus 10:29(J)כֵּן דִּבַּ 29+ (on possibly construct see2near the end); pluralכֵּנִיםGenesis 42:11,19,31,33,34; —1right, usually indecl., often as substantivea right thing, especially with vbb.dicendiExodus 10:29(J)כֵּן דִּבַּ

Possible Meanings:
  • thus (semantic_range)
  • as follows (semantic_range)
H6979 קוּר
Definition:

2,7 i.e.a mighty nation(compare Arabicstrength; see (on reduplication) Ges§ 123e); > RV 'meting outconquered lands, literally 'of line, line' (11.קַו).I. [קוּר]verbbore, dig(Arabic()cut a round hole i 2,7 i.e.a mighty nation(compare Arabicstrength; see (on reduplication) Ges§ 123e); > RV 'meting outconquered lands, literally 'of line, line' (11.קַו).I. [קוּר]verbbore, dig(Arabic()cut a round hole i

Possible Meanings:
  • thread (semantic_range)
  • film (semantic_range)
H7451 רַע
Definition:

Fromra'a'; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) -- adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, + displease(-ure), distress, evil((- favouredness), man, thing), + exceedingly, X great, grief(-vous), harm Fromra'a'; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) -- adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, + displease(-ure), distress, evil((- favouredness), man, thing), + exceedingly, X great, grief(-vous), harm

Possible Meanings:
  • misery (semantic_range)
  • injury (semantic_range)
H2555 חָמָס
Definition:

17violence, wrong— absolute׳חGenesis 6:11+ 44 t.; constructחֲמַסJudges 9:247t.; suffixחֲמָסִיGenesis 16:5;Jeremiah 51:35(in both = wrongdone to me);חֲמָסוֺPsalm 7:17; pluralחֲמָסִים2 Samuel 22:493t.; 17violence, wrong— absolute׳חGenesis 6:11+ 44 t.; constructחֲמַסJudges 9:247t.; suffixחֲמָסִיGenesis 16:5;Jeremiah 51:35(in both = wrongdone to me);חֲמָסוֺPsalm 7:17; pluralחֲמָסִים2 Samuel 22:493t.;

H7701 שֹׁד
Definition:

13+; constructIsaiah 22:4+; —1violence, havoc, as social sin:חָמָסוָשֹׁדAmos 3:10;Jeremiah 6:7;Jeremiah 20:5;Ezekiel 45:2,׳וְח׳שׁHabakkuk 1:3,כָּזָב׳וָשׁHosea 12:2(1.וָשָׁוְא,ᵐ5We Marti a.),וָשֶׁבֶר׳ש 13+; constructIsaiah 22:4+; —1violence, havoc, as social sin:חָמָסוָשֹׁדAmos 3:10;Jeremiah 6:7;Jeremiah 20:5;Ezekiel 45:2,׳וְח׳שׁHabakkuk 1:3,כָּזָב׳וָשׁHosea 12:2(1.וָשָׁוְא,ᵐ5We Marti a.),וָשֶׁבֶר׳ש

Possible Meanings:
  • breast (semantic_range)
H8085 שָׁמַע
Definition:

52+,שָׁמֵ֑עַJeremiah 36:133t.; 2 feminine singularשָׁמַ֫עַתְּ1 Kings 1:112t.; 3 pluralשָׁמֵ֑עוּJudges 2:17+, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִשְׁמַעExodus 6:30+, 1 singular cohortativeאֶשְׁמְעָהNumb 52+,שָׁמֵ֑עַJeremiah 36:133t.; 2 feminine singularשָׁמַ֫עַתְּ1 Kings 1:112t.; 3 pluralשָׁמֵ֑עוּJudges 2:17+, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִשְׁמַעExodus 6:30+, 1 singular cohortativeאֶשְׁמְעָהNumb

Possible Meanings:
  • hear (semantic_range)
  • hear (semantic_range)
  • have sense of hearing (semantic_range)
  • shew oneself obedient (semantic_range)
H5921 עַל
Definition:

“The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). From the opening verses, עַל marks God’s sovereignty above the chaotic deep, foreshadowing His orderly governance of the “The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). From the opening verses, עַל marks God’s sovereignty above the chaotic deep, foreshadowing His orderly governance of the

Possible Meanings:
  • upon (semantic_range)
  • on account of (semantic_range)
  • to (semantic_range)
H6440 פָנִים
Definition:

23and (Ezekiel =Proverbs 21:21=edge; on2 Samuel 10:9see below)feminineface, alsofaces(asturnedtoward one); — plural absoluteמָּנִיםGenesis 32:31+; constructמְּנֵי2 Samuel 14:32+; suffix 1 singularמָּנ 23and (Ezekiel =Proverbs 21:21=edge; on2 Samuel 10:9see below)feminineface, alsofaces(asturnedtoward one); — plural absoluteמָּנִיםGenesis 32:31+; constructמְּנֵי2 Samuel 14:32+; suffix 1 singularמָּנ

H8548 תָּמִיד
Definition:

11continuity(perhaps originallyextent; Late Hebrew as Biblical Hebrew, EcclusתמידEcclesiasticus 45:14); —׳תalways absolute; —1earliest and oftenest as adverb,continually:a.of going on without interrup 11continuity(perhaps originallyextent; Late Hebrew as Biblical Hebrew, EcclusתמידEcclesiasticus 45:14); —׳תalways absolute; —1earliest and oftenest as adverb,continually:a.of going on without interrup

H2483 חֱלִי
Definition:

59sickness,חֳלִיDeuteronomy 28:618t.;חֹ֑לִיDeuteronomy 7:152t.; suffixחָלְיוֺIsaiah 38:97t. +Ecclesiastes 5:16(where strike out suffix, compare Vrss Now); pluralחֳלָיִםDeuteronomy 28:59,חֳלָיִים2Chron 59sickness,חֳלִיDeuteronomy 28:618t.;חֹ֑לִיDeuteronomy 7:152t.; suffixחָלְיוֺIsaiah 38:97t. +Ecclesiastes 5:16(where strike out suffix, compare Vrss Now); pluralחֳלָיִםDeuteronomy 28:59,חֳלָיִים2Chron

Possible Meanings:
  • ornament (semantic_range)
H4347 מַכָּה
Definition:

8+; constructמַכַּתIsaiah 10:26+; suffixמַכָּתִיJeremiah 10:19;Jeremiah 15:18, etc.;**pluralמַכִּי֥֥2 Kings 8:29=2 Kings 9:152Chron 22:6;מַכּוֺתabsoluteZechariah 13:6+, construct,' etc.; pluralמַכּוֺת 8+; constructמַכַּתIsaiah 10:26+; suffixמַכָּתִיJeremiah 10:19;Jeremiah 15:18, etc.;**pluralמַכִּי֥֥2 Kings 8:29=2 Kings 9:152Chron 22:6;מַכּוֺתabsoluteZechariah 13:6+, construct,' etc.; pluralמַכּוֺת

Possible Meanings:
  • blow (semantic_range)
  • wound (semantic_range)
  • slaughter (semantic_range)

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