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Jeremiah

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"Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan against a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will make him run away from it, and whoever is chosen I shall appoint over it. For who is like Me, and who will summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd who can stand against Me?"

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"Behold, lo! behold! Particle H2009 הִ֠נֵּה hin·neh
one will come to go up, ascend, climb Verb H5927 יַעֲלֶ֨ה ya·'a·leh
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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up like a lion a lion H743    
from the thickets exaltation Noun H1347 מִגְּאֹ֣ון mig·ge·'o·vn
of the Jordan the principal river of Pal. Noun H3383 הַיַּרְדֵּן֮ hai·yar·den
against to, into, towards Prepostion H413 אֶל־ el-
a perennially perennial, ever-flowing, permanence Adjective H386 אֵיתָן֒ ei·tan
watered pasture; abode of shepherd or flocks, habitation Noun H5116 נְוֵ֣ה ne·veh
for in an instant to disturb Verb H7280 אַרְגִּ֤יעָה ar·gi·'ah
I will make him run to run Verb H7323 אֲרִיצֶ֨נּוּ a·ri·tzen·nu
away from it, and whoever who? Pronoun H4310 וּמִ֥י u·mi
is chosen to choose H977    
I shall appoint to attend to, visit, muster, appoint Verb H6485 אֶפְקֹ֑ד ef·kod;
over to, into, towards Prepostion H413 אֵלֶ֣יהָ e·lei·ha
it. For who who? Pronoun H4310 מִ֤י mi
is like like, as, when Adverb H3644 כָמֹ֙ונִי֙ cha·mo·v·ni
Me, and who who? Pronoun H4310 וּמִ֣י u·mi
will summon to appoint Verb H3259 יֹעִידֶ֔נִּי yo·'i·den·ni,
Me [into court]? And who who? Pronoun H4310 וּמִי־ u·mi-
then this, here Pronoun H2088 זֶ֣ה zeh
is the shepherd to pasture, tend, graze Verb H7462 רֹעֶ֔ה ro·'eh,
who who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֥ר a·sher
can stand to take one's stand, stand Verb H5975 יַעֲמֹ֖ד ya·'a·mod
against face, faces Noun H6440 לְפָנָֽי׃ le·fa·nai.
Me?"      

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan against a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will make him run away from it, and whoever is chosen I shall appoint over it. For who is like Me, and who will summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd who can stand against Me?"
King James Bible "Behold, one will Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the thickets swelling of the Jordan against a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from it, her: and whoever who is a chosen man, that I shall may appoint over it. For her? for who is like Me, me? and who will summon Me into court? And appoint me the time? and who then is the that shepherd who can that will stand against Me?"before me?
Hebrew Greek English "Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan against a perennially watered pasture; for in an instant I will make him run away from it, and whoever is chosen I shall appoint over it. For who is like Me, and who will summon Me into court? And who then is the shepherd who can stand against Me?"