Definition
a primitive root; to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
Traditional renderings: assemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed.
Traditional renderings: assemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders זָעַק:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
73 total
- Isaiah 57:13בְּזַֽעֲקֵךְ֙ · When you cry outWhen you cry out, let your companies of idols deliver you! Yet the wind will carry off all of them, a breath will take them away. But he who seeks refuge in Me will inherit the land and possess My holy mountain.”
- Jeremiah 11:11וְזָעֲק֣וּ · They will cry outTherefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to Me, but I will not listen to them.
- Jeremiah 11:12וְזָֽעֲקוּ֙ · and cry outThen the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to which they have been burning incense, but these gods certainly will not save them in their time of disaster.
- Jeremiah 20:8אֶזְעָ֔ק · I cry outFor whenever I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and destruction. For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and derision all day long.
- Jeremiah 25:34וְזַעֲק֗וּ · and cry outWail, you shepherds, and cry out; roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. For the days of your slaughter have come; you will fall and be shattered like fine pottery.
- Jeremiah 30:15תִּזְעַק֙ · do you cry outWhy do you cry out over your wound? Your pain has no cure! Because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins I have done these things to you.
- Jeremiah 47:2וְזָֽעֲקוּ֙ · will cry outThis is what the LORD says: “See how the waters are rising from the north and becoming an overflowing torrent. They will overflow the land and its fullness, the cities and their inhabitants. The people will cry out, and all who dwell in the land will wail
- Jeremiah 48:20וּזְעָקִי · and cry outMoab is put to shame, for it has been shattered. Wail and cry out! Declare by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed.
- Jeremiah 48:31אֶזְעָ֑ק · I will cry outTherefore I will wail for Moab; I will cry out for all of Moab; I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.
- Lamentations 3:8אֶזְעַק֙ · I cry outEven when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.
- Ezekiel 9:8וָאֶזְעַ֗ק · and cried outWhile they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, “Oh, Lord GOD, when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem, will You destroy the entire remnant of Israel?”
- Ezekiel 11:13וָאֶזְעַ֣ק · and cried outNow as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, “Oh, Lord GOD, will You bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end?”
- Ezekiel 21:12זְעַ֤ק · Cry outCry out and wail, O son of man, for the sword is wielded against My people; it is against all the princes of Israel! They are tossed to the sword with My people; therefore strike your thigh.
- Ezekiel 27:30וְיִזְעֲק֖וּ · and cry outThey will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.
- Hosea 7:14זָעֲק֤וּ · cry outThey do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.
- Hosea 8:2יִזְעָ֑קוּ · cries outIsrael cries out to Me, “O our God, we know You!”
- Joel 1:14וְזַעֲק֖וּ · and cry outConsecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.
- Jonah 1:5וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֮ · cried outThe sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.
- Jonah 3:7וַיַּזְעֵ֗ק · Then he issued a proclamationThen he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink.
- Micah 3:4יִזְעֲק֣וּ · they will cry outThen they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.
- Habakkuk 1:2אֶזְעַ֥ק · or cry outHow long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save?
- Habakkuk 2:11תִּזְעָ֑ק · will cry outFor the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork.
- Zechariah 6:8וַיַּזְעֵ֣ק · Then [the LORD] summonedThen the LORD summoned me and said, “Behold, those going to the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north.”