Jeremiah 14:13

“And I said: “Ah, Adonai YHWH! Look, the prophets are saying to them: ‘You will not see sword, and famine there will not be for you, but true peace I will give you in this place.’””

Jeremiah 14:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 14:13, word by word

And I saidאֹמַרomar

say

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

Where else “omar” appears
“Ahאֲהָהּahah

alas

Alas!: a cry of pain or distress.

Where else “ahah” appears
Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

Where else “adona” appears
YHWHיְהוִהyehvi

YHWH (with Adonai)

The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".

Where else “yehvi” appears
the prophetsנְּבִאִיםneviim

prophet

Someone who speaks for YHWH.

Where else “neviim” appears
seeתִרְאוּtiru

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “tiru” appears
swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

Where else “cherev” appears
and famineרָעָבraav

famine, hunger

Hunger; famine, a shortage of food in a region.

Where else “raav” appears
beיִהְיֶהyihye

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

Where else “yihye” appears
trueאֱמֶתemet

truth

What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.

Where else “emet” appears
peaceשְׁלוֹםshelom

peace

Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.

Where else “shelom” appears
I will giveאֶתֵּןeten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “eten” appears
in this place.’מָּקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

Where else “makom” appears

The context

12When they fast, I am not listening to their cry; and when they offer up burnt offering and grain offering, I do not accept them; but by the sword and by famine and by pestilence I am consuming them.”

13 · This verse (above)

14And YHWH said to me: “Falsehood the prophets are prophesying in my name; I did not send them, nor command them, nor speak to them; a vision of falsehood, and divination, and a worthless thing, and the deceit of their heart they are prophesying to you.

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