Jeremiah 11:19

“But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter, and I did not know that against me they devised schemes: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name will not be remembered anymore.””

Jeremiah 11:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 11:19, word by word

was like a gentleאַלּוּףaluf

tame

Tame, used to the yoke: hence the ox or the tamed lamb.

Where else “aluf” appears
lambכֶבֶשׂcheves

lamb

Lamb: a young sheep, male (a young ram).

Where else “cheves” appears
ledיוּבַלyuval

bring, lead

To bring, to lead; sometimes in a procession, with solemnity.

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to the slaughterטְבוֹחַtevoach

butcher

To slaughter people without pity, like cattle.

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knowיָדַעְתִּיyadati

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “yadati” appears
they devisedחָשְׁבוּchashvu

devise

To devise a plan or a design, good or bad.

Where else “chashvu” appears
schemesמַחֲשָׁבוֹתmachashavot

plan

What one devises; or a trap against someone.

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“Let us destroyנַשְׁחִיתָהnashchita

destroy

To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.

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the treeעֵץets

tree

A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.

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with its fruitלַחְמlachm

food

Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.

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and let us cut him offנִכְרְתֶnichrte

cut off

To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.

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from the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of the livingחַיִּיםchayim

alive

Having life, not dead.

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so that his nameשְׁמshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

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be rememberedיִזָּכֵרyizacher

mention

To speak of something, bring it to others' minds.

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Translation note

“With its fruit”: in Hebrew, “with its bread.” “Like a lamb… led to the slaughter” recalls Isaiah 53:7.

The context

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

19 · This verse (above)

20But YHWH Tsevaot, who judges righteously, who tests the kidneys and the heart, let me see your vengeance on them, for to you I have laid open my cause.

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