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But ifוְאִםthey do notלֹאlisten,יִשְׁמָעוּI will uprootוְנָתַשְׁתִּיthat nation,אֶת הַגּוֹי הַהוּאuprootingנָתוֹשׁand destroying it,וְאַבֵּדdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.”יְהוָה
Jeremiah 12:17
Study it in the app“But if they do not listen, I will uproot that nation, uprooting and destroying it, declares YHWH.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 12:17, word by word
- listenיִשְׁמָעוּyishmau
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “yishmau” appears- I will uprootנָתַשְׁתִּיnatashti
uproot
Uproot, tear out of its place.
Where else “natashti” appears- that nationגּוֹיgoy
nation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goy” appears- and destroying itאַבֵּדabed
destroy
To make someone or something disappear completely.
Where else “abed” appears- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” 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 context
16And it will be, if they really learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, ‘As YHWH lives,’ just as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they will be built up in the midst of my people.
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