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Singשִׁירוּto YHWH,לַיהוָהpraiseהַלְלוּYHWH,אֶת יְהוָהforכִּיhe has rescuedהִצִּילthe soulאֶת נֶפֶשׁof the needyאֶבְיוֹןfrom the handמִיַּדof evildoers.מְרֵעִים
Jeremiah 20:13
Study it in the app“Sing to YHWH, praise YHWH, for he has rescued the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 20:13, word by word
- Singשִׁירוּshiru
sing
To give voice to a melody, to praise YHWH or to celebrate.
Where else “shiru” appears- to 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- praiseהַלְלוּhallu
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “hallu” appears- he has rescuedהִצִּילhitsil
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “hitsil” appears- the soulנֶפֶשׁnefesh
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nefesh” appears- of the needyאֶבְיוֹןevyon
needy
Needy: one who depends on the help of others.
Where else “evyon” appears- from the handיַּדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- of evildoersמְרֵעִיםmereim
do evil
To harm someone; evildoers.
Where else “mereim” appears
The context
12But 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.
13 · This verse (above)
14Cursed be the day on which I was born! The day when my mother bore me, let it not be blessed!