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We acknowledge,יָדַעְנוּYHWH,יְהוָהour wickedness,רִשְׁעֵנוּthe iniquityעֲוֺןof our fathers,אֲבוֹתֵינוּforכִּיwe have sinnedחָטָאנוּagainst you.לָךְ
Jeremiah 14:20
Study it in the app“We acknowledge, YHWH, our wickedness, the iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 14:20, word by word
- We acknowledgeיָדַעְנוּyadanu
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadanu” 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- our wickednessרִשְׁעֵrishe
wickedness
Wickedness: what is unjust and evil.
Where else “rishe” appears- the iniquityעֲוֺןavon
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appears- of our fathersאֲבוֹתֵיavote
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avote” appears- we have sinnedחָטָאנוּchatanu
sin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “chatanu” appears
The context
19Have you utterly rejected Judah? Has your soul loathed Zion? Why have you struck us so that there is no healing for us? We hoped for peace, but there is no good; for a time of healing, and look, terror!
20 · This verse (above)
21Do not spurn us for the sake of your name; do not dishonor the throne of your glory; remember, do not break your covenant with us.