Jeremiah 9:20
"Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

Yet hear the word of the Lord, O ye women,.... Not the mourning women, but others who had lost their husbands and their children, and had just reason for real mourning; and therefore they are called upon to it, not only because they were more tenderhearted

than men, as Kimchi observes; or because they were more attentive to the hearing of the word of God than men; but because of the paucity of men, such numbers being slain in the siege, and by the sword; and of the loss the women had sustained, see Jer 9:22 , and let your ear receive the word of his mouth; by his prophets; so the Targum, "let your ear hearken to the words of his prophets:'' and teach your daughters wailing. The Arabic version, "a mournful song"; but not the daughters of the mourning women are meant; but the real daughters of those who had lost their husbands or children; since it follows: and everyone her neighbour lamentation; signifying that the mortality among them would be very universal, not a family escaping; which is described in the next verses. This wailing and lamentation was made by responses, according to the Jews; for they say (d), "what is lamentation? when one speaks, and all the rest answer after her, as it is written in Jer 9:20 .'' (d) Misn. Moed Katon, c. 3. sect. 9.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (11 words)

H3588 כִּי
Definition:

Phoenicianכ. Probably from the same demonstrative basis found inhere, and in certain pronouns, as Aramaicדֵּךְthis(WSG 110 f.); perhaps also ultimately akin withthat, in order that, andthen, enclitic, Phoenicianכ. Probably from the same demonstrative basis found inhere, and in certain pronouns, as Aramaicדֵּךְthis(WSG 110 f.); perhaps also ultimately akin withthat, in order that, andthen, enclitic,

Possible Meanings:
  • for (semantic_range)
  • when (semantic_range)
  • when (semantic_range)
H5927 עָלָה
Definition:

15+; 3 feminine singularעָֽלְתָהGenesis 40:10+;עָלָ֑תָהJeremiah 14:2;1 Samuel 1:22; 2masculine singularעָלִיתָGenesis 49:4+, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיַעֲלֶהGenesis 2:6+,יַ֫עַלGenesis 44:33+,ו 15+; 3 feminine singularעָֽלְתָהGenesis 40:10+;עָלָ֑תָהJeremiah 14:2;1 Samuel 1:22; 2masculine singularעָלִיתָGenesis 49:4+, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיַעֲלֶהGenesis 2:6+,יַ֫עַלGenesis 44:33+,ו

Possible Meanings:
  • matter (semantic_range)
  • affair (semantic_range)
  • occasion (semantic_range)
H4194 מָוֶת
Definition:

17death; — absolute׳מDeuteronomy 19:6+;מָֽ֫וְתָהPsalm 116:15; constructמוֺתGenesis 25:11+; suffixמוֺתִוGenesis 27:2+; plural constructמוֺהֵיEzekiel 28:10; suffixבְּמֹתָיוIsaiah 53:9; —1death, opposed 17death; — absolute׳מDeuteronomy 19:6+;מָֽ֫וְתָהPsalm 116:15; constructמוֺתGenesis 25:11+; suffixמוֺתִוGenesis 27:2+; plural constructמוֺהֵיEzekiel 28:10; suffixבְּמֹתָיוIsaiah 53:9; —1death, opposed

H2474 חַלּוֹן
Definition:

18andfeminineEzekiel 40:16window, absoluteהַחַלּוֺןGenesis 26:812t.; constructחַלּוֺןGenesis 8:6;Proverbs 7:6; suffixחַלּוֺנָו֯Ezekiel 40:22; masculine pluralחַלּוֺנִיםEzekiel 40:253t.; constructחַלּו 18andfeminineEzekiel 40:16window, absoluteהַחַלּוֺןGenesis 26:812t.; constructחַלּוֺןGenesis 8:6;Proverbs 7:6; suffixחַלּוֺנָו֯Ezekiel 40:22; masculine pluralחַלּוֺנִיםEzekiel 40:253t.; constructחַלּו

H0935 בּוֹא
Definition:

13+; 3 feminine singularבָּ֫אָהGenesis 15:17+; suffixבָּאַתְנוּPsalm 44:18; 2masculine singularבָּ֫אתָJoshua 13:1+,בָּ֫אתָה2 Samuel 3:7; 2feminine singularבָּאתְGenesis 16:8;Ruth 2:12,וּבָאתְconsecuti 13+; 3 feminine singularבָּ֫אָהGenesis 15:17+; suffixבָּאַתְנוּPsalm 44:18; 2masculine singularבָּ֫אתָJoshua 13:1+,בָּ֫אתָה2 Samuel 3:7; 2feminine singularבָּאתְGenesis 16:8;Ruth 2:12,וּבָאתְconsecuti

Possible Meanings:
  • come in (semantic_range)
  • come (semantic_range)
  • go in (semantic_range)
  • go (semantic_range)
  • come in (semantic_range)
H0759 אַרְמוֹן
Definition:

14citadel—׳אabsoluteJeremiah 30:18+; constructIsaiah 25:2; pluralאַרְמְנוֺתabsoluteAmos 3:9(twice in verse); constructAmos 1:4+;אַרְמְנוֺתֵינוּMicah 5:4+, etc. —citadel, castle, palace, not used befor 14citadel—׳אabsoluteJeremiah 30:18+; constructIsaiah 25:2; pluralאַרְמְנוֺתabsoluteAmos 3:9(twice in verse); constructAmos 1:4+;אַרְמְנוֺתֵינוּMicah 5:4+, etc. —citadel, castle, palace, not used befor

H3772 כָּרַת
Definition:

1819t.; 2 masculine singularכָּרָ֑תָּDeuteronomy 20:20; 1singularכָּרַתִּיExodus 34:2715t.; + 8 t. Perfect;ImperfectיִכְרֹתJob 40:2821t.; 2 masculine singularתִּכְרָתֿIsaiah 57:8; 1singularאֶכְרוֺתIsa 1819t.; 2 masculine singularכָּרָ֑תָּDeuteronomy 20:20; 1singularכָּרַתִּיExodus 34:2715t.; + 8 t. Perfect;ImperfectיִכְרֹתJob 40:2821t.; 2 masculine singularתִּכְרָתֿIsaiah 57:8; 1singularאֶכְרוֺתIsa

Possible Meanings:
  • cut off (semantic_range)
  • cut down (semantic_range)
  • cut off (semantic_range)
  • cut down (semantic_range)
  • hew (semantic_range)
H5768 עוֹלֵל
Definition:

19child; — absoluteעוֺלֵל1 Samuel 15:3+,עוֺלָלJeremiah 6:11;Jeremiah 9:20; usually pluralעוֺלְלִיםPsalm 8:3,עֹלְלִיםJob 3:16,עוֺלָלִיםLamentations 4:4;Joel 2:16; constructעֹלְלֵיLamentations 2:20; suf 19child; — absoluteעוֺלֵל1 Samuel 15:3+,עוֺלָלJeremiah 6:11;Jeremiah 9:20; usually pluralעוֺלְלִיםPsalm 8:3,עֹלְלִיםJob 3:16,עוֺלָלִיםLamentations 4:4;Joel 2:16; constructעֹלְלֵיLamentations 2:20; suf

H2351 חוּץ
Definition:

3etc.; —1the outside, of a house, tent, city, camp, etc., often used, especially with prepositions, to express the adverb idea ofoutside, abroad(Aramaic synonym, except in sense2a, isבַּר,):a.as accus 3etc.; —1the outside, of a house, tent, city, camp, etc., often used, especially with prepositions, to express the adverb idea ofoutside, abroad(Aramaic synonym, except in sense2a, isבַּר,):a.as accus

Possible Meanings:
  • sew together (semantic_range)
  • bind, compress (semantic_range)
  • bandage (semantic_range)
  • encompass (semantic_range)
  • wall (semantic_range)
H0970 בָּחוּר
Definition:

57t.; pluralבַּחוּרִים(intensive with daghesh forte implicit)Proverbs 20:2913t.; constructבַּחוּרֵיEzekiel 23:64t.; suffixבַּחוּרַיetc.Lamentations 1:1816t.; —young man(choice, in the prime of manhood 57t.; pluralבַּחוּרִים(intensive with daghesh forte implicit)Proverbs 20:2913t.; constructבַּחוּרֵיEzekiel 23:64t.; suffixבַּחוּרַיetc.Lamentations 1:1816t.; —young man(choice, in the prime of manhood

H7339 רְחֹב
Definition:

25[notmasculineZechariah 8:5AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 51compare Ges§ 145 p, t, u]broad open place, plaza(LagBN 178BaNB 142); —׳רabsoluteGenesis 19:2+, constructJudges 19:17+,רְחֹבJudges 19:15;2 Samuel 21:12 25[notmasculineZechariah 8:5AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 51compare Ges§ 145 p, t, u]broad open place, plaza(LagBN 178BaNB 142); —׳רabsoluteGenesis 19:2+, constructJudges 19:17+,רְחֹבJudges 19:15;2 Samuel 21:12

Possible Meanings:
  • wide (semantic_range)

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