And the citiesוְ עָרֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהand the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵיof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםwill goהָלְכוּand cry outוְזָעֲקוּto the godsאֶל הָאֱלֹהִיםto whomאֲשֶׁר לָהֶםtheyהֵםburn incense,מְקַטְּרִיםbut they will certainly notוְהוֹשֵׁעַ לֹאsaveיוֹשִׁיעוּthemלָהֶםin the timeבְּעֵתof their evil.רָעָתָם
Jeremiah 11:12
Study it in the app“And the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to whom they burn incense, but they will certainly not save them in the time of their evil.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 11:12, word by word
- And the citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- and the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appears- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- will goהָלְכוּhalchu
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “halchu” appears- and cry outזָעֲקוּzaaku
cry out
To shout for help, above all to YHWH.
Where else “zaaku” appears- to the godsאֱלֹהִיםelohim
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohim” appears- burn incenseמְקַטְּרִיםmekatrim
burn incense
To offer fragrant smoke to YHWH or other gods.
Where else “mekatrim” appears- but they will certainly notהוֹשֵׁעַhoshea
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “hoshea” appears- in the timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- of their evilרָעָתָraata
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raata” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
11Therefore thus says YHWH: Look, I am bringing on them evil from which they will not be able to escape, and they will cry out to me, but I will not listen to them.
12 · This verse (above)
13For as the number of your cities are your gods, Judah; and as the number of the streets of Jerusalem you have set up altars to the Shame, altars to burn incense to Baal.