Study it in the app“For look at me: I am raising up against you, house of Israel, declares YHWH, Elohim Tsevaot, a nation, and they will oppress you from the entrance of Hamath to the wadi of the Arabah.”
Forכִּיlook at me:הִנְנִיI am raising upמֵקִיםagainst you,עֲלֵיכֶםhouseבֵּיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיTsevaot,הַצְּבָאוֹתa nation,גּוֹיand they will oppressוְלָחֲצוּyouאֶתְכֶםfrom the entranceמִלְּבוֹאof Hamathחֲמָתtoעַדthe wadiנַחַלof the Arabah.הָעֲרָבָה
rise against
To rise against someone to attack or confront him.
Where else “mekim” appearsdynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsdeclaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appearsTsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appearsnation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goy” appearsoppress
To mistreat the weak or the foreigner.
Where else “lachatsu” appearsHamath
Hamath, a city and region of Syria, north of the promised land. "The entrance of Hamath" marks the northern border.
Where else “chamat” appearstorrent
A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.
Where else “nachal” appearsArabah
The valley of the Jordan and the Dead Sea.
Where else “arava” appears13you who rejoice in Lo-debar, who say, “Have we not by our strength taken for ourselves Karnaim?”
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