Jeremiah 12:14

“Thus says YHWH concerning all my evil neighbors who touch the inheritance that I gave as an inheritance to my people Israel: “Look, I am uprooting them from their ground, and the house of Judah I will uproot from among them.”

Jeremiah 12:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 12:14, word by word

saysאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amar” 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
my evilרָעִיםraim

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “raim” appears
neighborsשְׁכֵנַshechena

neighbor, resident

Neighbor (man or woman); also a temporary resident.

Where else “shechena” appears
who touchנֹּגְעִיםnogim

touch

To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.

Where else “nogim” appears
the inheritanceנַּחֲלָהnachala

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

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I gave as an inheritanceהִנְחַלְתִּיhinchalti

apportion

To distribute the land as an inheritance among those who will receive it.

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to my peopleעַמִּami

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

Where else “ami” appears
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.

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uprooting themנֹתְשָׁnotsha

uproot

Uproot, tear out of its place.

Where else “notsha” appears
from their groundאַדְמָתָadmata

land

A territory with its inhabitants, or the whole surface of the world.

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and the houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

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

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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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from among themתּוֹכָtocha

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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The context

13They have sown wheat and thorns they have reaped; they have worn themselves out; it does not profit them. And be ashamed of your harvests because of the burning anger of YHWH.

14 · This verse (above)

15And it will be, after I have uprooted them, I will turn back and have compassion on them, and I will bring them back, each to his inheritance and each to his land.

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