And YHWHוַיהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתwho planted you,הַנּוֹטֵעַ אוֹתָךְhas spokenדִּבֶּרevilרָעָהagainst youעָלַיִךְbecauseבִּגְלַלof the evilרָעַתof the houseבֵּיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand of the houseוּבֵיתof Judah,יְהוּדָהwhichאֲשֶׁרthey have doneעָשׂוּfor themselvesלָהֶםto provoke meלְהַכְעִסֵנִיby burning incenseלְקַטֵּרto Baal.”לַבָּעַל
Jeremiah 11:17
Study it in the app“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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
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".
Where else “bet” appears- 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.
Where else “yehuda” appears- they have doneעָשׂוּasu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asu” appears- 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.
Where else “baal” appears
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.