Jeremiah 14:9

“Why should you be like a man stunned, like a mighty man who cannot save? But you are in our midst, YHWH, and your name is called over us; do not leave us.”

Jeremiah 14:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 14:9, word by word

should you beתִהְיֶהtihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “tihye” appears
like a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
stunnedנִדְהָםnidham

be dismayed

To be stunned, dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.

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like a mighty manגִבּוֹרgibor

warrior

A brave warrior, or a capable man.

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who cannotיוּכַלyuchal

be able

To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.

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saveהוֹשִׁיעַhoshia

save

To rescue someone from danger.

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are in our midstקִרְבֵּkirbe

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

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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.

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and your nameשִׁמְshim

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

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is calledנִקְרָאnikra

name

To give someone a name.

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leave usתַּנִּחֵtaniche

leave

To leave something where it is and not take it away; not to hinder.

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The context

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?

9 · This verse (above)

10Thus says YHWH to this people: “So they have loved to wander; their feet they have not restrained; and YHWH does not accept them; now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins.”

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