ThereforeלָכֵןthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה“Ifאִםyou turn back,תָּשׁוּבI will bring you back;וַאֲשִׁיבְךָbefore meלְפָנַיyou will stand;תַּעֲמֹדand ifוְאִםyou bring outתּוֹצִיאwhat is preciousיָקָרfrom what is vile,מִזּוֹלֵלyou will beתִהְיֶהas my mouth.כְּפִיLet themהֵמָּהturnיָשֻׁבוּto you,אֵלֶיךָbut youוְאַתָּהmust notלֹאturnתָשׁוּבto them.אֲלֵיהֶם
Jeremiah 15:19
Study it in the app“Therefore thus says YHWH: “If you turn back, I will bring you back; before me you will stand; and if you bring out what is precious from what is vile, you will be as my mouth. Let them turn to you, but you must not turn to them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 15:19, word by word
- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” 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- you turn backתָּשׁוּבtashuv
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “tashuv” appears- before meפָנַfana
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fana” appears- you will standתַּעֲמֹדtaamod
stand before
"Stand before" someone: to serve them.
Where else “taamod” appears- you bring outתּוֹצִיאtotsi
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “totsi” appears- what is preciousיָקָרyakar
precious
Of great value.
Where else “yakar” appears- from what is vileזּוֹלֵלzolel
be worthless
To be of no account.
Where else “zolel” appears- you will beתִהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears- as my mouthפִfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears
The context
18Why has my pain been perpetual, and my wound beyond remedy, refusing to be healed? Will you really be to me like a deceptive brook, waters that are not faithful?
19 · This verse (above)
20And I will make you to this people a fortified wall of bronze; and they will fight against you, but they will not prevail over you, for with you am I to save you and to rescue you, declares YHWH.