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But YHWHוַיהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתwho testsבֹּחֵןthe righteous,צַדִּיקwho seesרֹאֶהthe kidneysכְלָיוֹתand the heart,וָלֵבlet me seeאֶרְאֶהyour vengeanceנִקְמָתְךָon them,מֵהֶםforכִּיto youאֵלֶיךָI have laid openגִּלִּיתִיmy cause.אֶת רִיבִי
Jeremiah 20:12
Study it in the app“But YHWH Tsevaot, who tests the righteous, who sees the kidneys and the heart, let me see your vengeance on them, for to you I have laid open my cause.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 20:12, word by word
- But YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- who testsבֹּחֵןbochen
test, examine
Test, examine to find out whether something is true or genuine, as metal is tested.
Where else “bochen” appears- the righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- who seesרֹאֶהroe
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “roe” appears- the kidneysכְלָיוֹתchelayot
inmost self
A person's innermost self, their feelings.
Where else “chelayot” appears- and the heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- your vengeanceנִקְמָתְnikmat
vengeance
Vengeance: punishment given for a wrong received.
Where else “nikmat” appears- I have laid openגִּלִּיתִיgiliti
reveal
To make known, show openly.
Where else “giliti” appears- my causeרִיבִrivi
case
A matter brought before the judge.
Where else “rivi” appears
The context
11But YHWH is with me like a dreadful mighty man; therefore my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail; they will be greatly ashamed, for they have not succeeded; their eternal ignominy will not be forgotten.
12 · This verse (above)
13Sing to YHWH, praise YHWH, for he has rescued the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers.