Jeremiah 2:19

“Your evil will discipline you, and your apostasies will rebuke you; know and see that it is evil and bitter for you to forsake YHWH your Elohim, and that the dread of me is not in you, declares Adonai YHWH Tsevaot.”

Jeremiah 2:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 2:19, word by word

Your evilרָעָתֵraate

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

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will discipline youתְּיַסְּרֵteyasre

discipline, correct

Correct, discipline, teach firmly, as a father his son; also punish.

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and your apostasiesמְשֻׁבוֹתַיִmeshuvotayi

turning away, faithlessness

Turning away, going astray from the right path; also faithlessness or rebellion against God.

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will rebuke youתּוֹכִחֻtochichu

rebuke

To point out someone's fault so that he corrects it.

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knowדְעִיdei

know

To know something, realize.

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and seeרְאִיrei

see

To see with one's eyes.

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and bitterמָרmar

bitterness

Deep pain of soul, or the cruelty that causes it.

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for you to forsakeעָזְבֵazve

forsake

To turn one's back on YHWH, someone or 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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your Elohimאֱלֹהָיִelohayi

Elohim

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

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and that the dread of meפַחְדָּתִfachdati

dread

Dread, trembling fear.

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declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

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Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

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YHWHיְהוִהyehvi

YHWH (with Adonai)

The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".

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Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

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

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The context

18And now, what is it to you on the way to Egypt, to drink the waters of Shihor? And what is it to you on the way to Assyria, to drink the waters of the River?

19 · This verse (above)

20For long ago you broke your yoke, you tore off your bonds, and you said, ‘I will not serve!’ For on every high hill and under every leafy tree you lay down, a prostitute.

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