Jeremiah 15:2

“And it will be, when they say to you, ‘Where shall we go out?’ that you will say to them: Thus says YHWH: ‘Those who are for death, to death; and those who are for the sword, to the sword; and those who are for famine, to famine; and those who are for captivity, to captivity.’”
Jeremiah 15:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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And it will be,וְהָיָהwhenכִּיthey say to you,יֹאמְרוּ אֵלֶיךָ‘Whereאָנָהshall we go out?’נֵצֵאthat you will sayוְאָמַרְתָּto them:אֲלֵיהֶםThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה‘Those whoאֲשֶׁרare for death,לַמָּוֶתto death;לַמָּוֶתand those whoוַאֲשֶׁרare for the sword,לַחֶרֶבto the sword;לַחֶרֶבand those whoוַאֲשֶׁרare for famine,לָרָעָבto famine;לָרָעָבand those whoוַאֲשֶׁרare for captivity,לַשְּׁבִיto captivity.’לַשֶּׁבִי

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Both texts say: whoever is for captivity, to captivity; whoever is for the sword, to the sword.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

שְּׁבִיsheviH7628αἰχμαλωσίανaichmalōsianG161“captives”
חֶרֶבjerevH2719μαχαίρῃmachairēiG3162“sword; cutting tool”

Jeremiah 15:2, word by word

And it will beהָיָהhaya

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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they say to youיֹאמְרוּyomru

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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‘Whereאָנָהana

where to?

Where? To where?; "how long?"

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shall we go out?’נֵצֵאnetse

go out

To go out of a place.

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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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are for deathמָּוֶתmavet

death

The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.

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are for the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

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are for famineרָעָבraav

famine, hunger

Hunger; famine, a shortage of food in a region.

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are for captivityשְּׁבִיshevi

captive, captivity

Captive, prisoner; captivity.

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The context

1And YHWH said to me: “Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, my soul would not turn toward this people. Send them away from before me, and let them go out!

2 · This verse (above)

3And I will appoint over them four kinds, declares YHWH: the sword to kill, and the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the heavens and the animals of the earth to devour and to destroy.

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