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Thoughאִםour iniquitiesעֲוֺנֵינוּtestifyעָנוּagainst us,בָנוּYHWH,יְהוָהactעֲשֵׂהfor the sake ofלְמַעַןyour name;שְׁמֶךָforכִּיour apostasiesמְשׁוּבֹתֵינוּare many;רַבּוּagainst youלְךָwe have sinned.חָטָאנוּ
Jeremiah 14:7
Study it in the app“Though our iniquities testify against us, YHWH, act for the sake of your name; for our apostasies are many; against you we have sinned.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 14:7, word by word
- our iniquitiesעֲוֺנֵיavone
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avone” appears- testifyעָנוּanu
testify
To speak before a judge as a witness, for or against someone.
Where else “anu” 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- actעֲשֵׂהase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ase” appears- your nameשְׁמֶsheme
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “sheme” appears- our apostasiesמְשׁוּבֹתֵיmeshuvote
turning away, faithlessness
Turning away, going astray from the right path; also faithlessness or rebellion against God.
Where else “meshuvote” appears- are manyרַבּוּrabu
be many
Become many, increase.
Where else “rabu” appears- we have sinnedחָטָאנוּchatanu
sin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “chatanu” appears
The context
6And the wild donkeys stand on the bare heights; they pant for the wind like jackals; their eyes fail, for there is no grass.
7 · This verse (above)
8Hope of Israel, its Savior in the time of distress, why should you be like a resident alien in the land, and like a traveler who turns aside to spend the night?