Jeremiah 11:17

“And YHWH Tsevaot, who planted you, has spoken evil against you because of the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done for themselves to provoke me by burning incense to Baal.””

Jeremiah 11:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 11:17, word by word

And YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

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 “yhva” appears
Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.

Where else “tsevaot” appears
who planted youנּוֹטֵעַnotea

plant

Plant; set firmly.

Where else “notea” appears
has spokenדִּבֶּרdiber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “diber” appears
evilרָעָהraa

harm

Something that hurts, a disaster.

Where else “raa” appears
becauseגְלַלgelal

because of

Because of, on account of.

Where else “gelal” appears
of the houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

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” 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.

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they have doneעָשׂוּasu

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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to provoke meהַכְעִסֵhachise

provoke

To stir up someone's anger by what one does, like worshiping idols before YHWH.

Where else “hachise” appears
by burning incenseקַטֵּרkater

burn incense

To offer fragrant smoke to YHWH or other gods.

Where else “kater” appears
to Baalבָּעַלbaal

Baal

Baal: the god of the Canaanites, to whom they attributed the rain and the harvests. The word means "lord, owner." The Bible names him as a foreign god whom Israel was not to serve.

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The context

16A flourishing olive tree, beautiful in fruit and in form, YHWH called your name; with the noise of a great roar he has set fire to it, and its branches are broken.

17 · This verse (above)

18And YHWH made it known to me, and I knew it; then you showed me their deeds.

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