Jeremiah 19:3

“and say, ‘Hear the word of YHWH, kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Thus says YHWH Tsevaot, the Elohim of Israel: Look, I am bringing evil on this place such that everyone who hears of it, his ears will tingle,”

Jeremiah 19:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 19:3, word by word

and sayאָמַרְתָּamarta

say

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

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‘Hearשִׁמְעוּshimu

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

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the wordדְבַרdevar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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of 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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kingsמַלְכֵיmalche

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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and inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears
Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.

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the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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am bringingמֵבִיאmevi

bring

To bring something or someone.

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evilרָעָהraa

harm

Something that hurts, a disaster.

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on this placeמָּקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

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his earsאָזְנָיaznay

hearing

The ear that listens: "incline your ear".

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will tingleתִּצַּלְנָהtitsalna

tingle

Tingle, ring: the sound left in the ears on hearing something that makes one shudder; also quiver (of lips).

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Translation note

The same words in 1 Samuel 3:11 and 2 Kings 21:12.

Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

2and go out to the valley of Ben-hinnom, which is at the entrance of the gate of the Potsherds, and proclaim there the words that I speak to you;

3 · This verse (above)

4because they have forsaken me and made this place foreign and burned incense in it to other gods whom they did not know, they and their fathers and the kings of Judah, and they have filled this place with the blood of innocents,

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