New American Standard Bible 1995

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Jeremiah

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"For the mountains I will take up a weeping and wailing, And for the pastures of the wilderness a dirge, Because they are laid waste so that no one passes through, And the lowing of the cattle is not heard; Both the birds of the sky and the beasts have fled; they are gone.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"For the mountains mountain, hill, hill country Noun H2022 הֶ֨הָרִ֜ים he·ha·rim
I will take to lift, carry, take Verb H5375 אֶשָּׂ֧א es·sa
up a weeping a weeping Noun H1065 בְכִ֣י ve·chi
and wailing, a wailing, lamentation, mourning song Noun H5092 וָנֶ֗הִי va·ne·hi
And for the pastures   Noun H4999 נְאֹ֤ות ne·'o·vt
of the wilderness wilderness Noun H4057 מִדְבָּר֙ mid·bar
a dirge, an elegy, dirge Noun H7015 קִינָ֔ה ki·nah,
Because that, for, when Conjunction H3588 כִּ֤י ki
they are laid waste to fall in ruins H5327    
so from H4480    
that no a wearing out sub H1097 מִבְּלִי־ mib·be·li-
one man Noun H376 אִ֣ישׁ ish
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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passes through, to pass over, through, or by, pass on Verb H5674 עֹבֵ֔ר o·ver,
And the lowing sound, voice Noun H6963 קֹ֣ול ko·vl
of the cattle cattle Noun H4735 מִקְנֶ֑ה mik·neh;
is not heard; to hear Verb H8085 שָׁמְע֖וּ sha·me·'u
Both from H4480    
the birds flying creatures Noun H5775 מֵעֹ֤וף me·'o·vf
of the sky heaven, sky Noun H8064 הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ ha·sha·ma·yim
and the beasts a beast, animal, cattle Noun H929 בְּהֵמָ֔ה be·he·mah,
have fled; to retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter Verb H5074 נָדְד֖וּ na·de·du
they are gone. to go, come, walk Verb H1980 הָלָֽכוּ׃ ha·la·chu.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "For the mountains I will take up a weeping and wailing, And for the pastures of the wilderness a dirge, Because they are laid waste so that no one passes through, And the lowing of the cattle is not heard; Both the birds of the sky and the beasts have fled; they are gone.
King James Bible "For For the mountains I will I take up a weeping and wailing, And and for the pastures habitations of the wilderness a dirge, Because lamentation, because they are laid waste burned up, so that no one passes through, And none can pass through them; neither can men hear the lowing voice of the cattle is not heard; Both cattle; both the birds fowl of the sky heavens and the beasts have beast are fled; they are gone.
Hebrew Greek English "For the mountains I will take up a weeping and wailing, And for the pastures of the wilderness a dirge, Because they are laid waste so that no one passes through, And the lowing of the cattle is not heard; Both the birds of the sky and the beasts have fled; they are gone.