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And sayוְאָמַרְתָּto them:אֲלֵיהֶם‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵלCursed beאָרוּרthe manהָאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרdoes notלֹאhearיִשְׁמַעthe wordsאֶת דִּבְרֵיof this covenant,הַבְּרִית הַזֹּאת
Jeremiah 11:3
Study it in the app“And say to them: ‘Thus says YHWH, the Elohim of Israel: Cursed be the man who does not hear the words of this covenant,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 11:3, word by word
- And sayאָמַרְתָּamarta
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarta” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
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 “yehva” appears- the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” 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- Cursed beאָרוּרarur
curse
Curse: declare someone or something under punishment, deprived of blessing. It is the opposite of bless.
Where else “arur” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- hearיִשְׁמַעyishma
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishma” appears- the wordsדִּבְרֵיdivre
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “divre” appears- of this covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears
The context
2“Hear the words of this covenant, and speak them to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
3 · This verse (above)
4which I commanded your fathers on the day I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the furnace of iron, saying: “Listen to my voice, and do them according to all that I command you; and you will be to me a people, and I will be to you Elohim,”