Your wordsדְבָרֶיךָwere found,נִמְצְאוּand I ate them;וָאֹכְלֵםand your wordוַיְהִי דְבָרְךָbecame to meלִיa joyלְשָׂשׂוֹןand the gladnessוּלְשִׂמְחַתof my heart,לְבָבִיforכִּיyour nameשִׁמְךָis calledנִקְרָאover me,עָלַיYHWHיְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיTsevaot.צְבָאוֹת
Jeremiah 15:16
Study it in the app“Your words were found, and I ate them; and your word became to me a joy and the gladness of my heart, for your name is called over me, YHWH Elohim Tsevaot.”
Jeremiah found God's words and ate them; they became his joyThe Word of God
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 15:16, word by word
- Your wordsדְבָרֶיdevare
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devare” appears- were foundנִמְצְאוּnimtsu
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “nimtsu” appears- and I ate themאֹכְלֵochle
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “ochle” appears- and your wordיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- a joyשָׂשׂוֹןsason
joy, gladness
Joy, lively gladness.
Where else “sason” appears- and the gladnessשִׂמְחַתsimchat
joy
Joy, gladness, celebration.
Where else “simchat” appears- of my heartלְבָבִlevavi
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levavi” appears- your nameשִׁמְshim
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shim” appears- is calledנִקְרָאnikra
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “nikra” 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- Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears
Translation note
Cf. Ezekiel 3:1-3; Revelation 10:9-10.
The context
15You know, YHWH; remember me and visit me, and avenge me on my persecutors; in the slowness of your anger do not take me away; know that for your sake I bear reproach.
16 · This verse (above)
17I did not sit in the circle of those who make merry, nor did I exult; because of your hand I sat alone, for with indignation you filled me.