be.a.tah denotes the feared outcome that appears where peace and healing were expected.

Across both attestations, be.a.tah names the alarming outcome encountered instead of the peace and healing that were sought.

1. Alarming outcome replacing hoped-for relief · dominant

   In Jeremiah 8:15, the singular absolute noun stands at the close of a contrast: peace and a time of healing were sought, but the APB renders the outcome “but behold, terror.” Jeremiah 14:19 repeats this same contrast after questions about Judah and Zion, again ending the clause with “but behold, terror.”

   Jeremiah 8:15Jeremiah 14:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: In both verses, the APB presents the noun in the repeated closing contrast, “but behold, terror,” after unmet expectations of peace and healing. This rendering is treated as confirmation of the clause's overall contrast.