The Meaning of Jeremiah 10:17 Explained

Jeremiah 10:17

KJV: Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.

YLT: Gather from the land thy merchandise, O dweller in the bulwark,

Darby: Gather up thy baggage out of the land, O inhabitress of the fortress.

ASV: Gather up thy wares out of the land, O thou that abidest in the siege.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Gather up  thy wares  out of the land,  O inhabitant  of the fortress. 

What does Jeremiah 10:17 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Jeremiah called those living during the siege of Jerusalem to pack their bags. He often warned his hearers of the coming invasion by speaking as if the enemy were attacking. Consequently it is very difficult, if not impossible, to date these prophecies unless they contain a more specific indication of their historical origin.

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 10

1  The unequal comparison of God and idols
17  The prophet exhorts to flee from the calamity to come
19  He laments the spoil of the tabernacle by foolish pastors
23  He makes an humble supplication

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 10:17 mean?

Gather up from the land your wares - inhabitant of the fortress -
אִסְפִּ֥י מֵאֶ֖רֶץ כִּנְעָתֵ֑ךְ [ישבתי] (יֹשֶׁ֖בֶת) בַּמָּצֽוֹר ס

אִסְפִּ֥י  Gather  up 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, feminine singular
Root: אָסַף 
Sense: to gather, receive, remove, gather in.
מֵאֶ֖רֶץ  from  the  land 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
כִּנְעָתֵ֑ךְ  your  wares 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: כִּנְעָה  
Sense: bundle, bag, pack.
[ישבתי]  - 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular construct
(יֹשֶׁ֖בֶת)  inhabitant 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
בַּמָּצֽוֹר  of  the  fortress 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָצֹור 
Sense: siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment, siege works.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

What are the major concepts related to Jeremiah 10:17?

Loading Information...