Jeremiah 21:12

“house of David! Thus says YHWH: Judge justly in the morning, and rescue the one who is robbed from the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire and burn with no one to quench it, because of the evil of your deeds.”

Jeremiah 21:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 21:12, word by word

houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

Where else “bet” appears
of Davidדָּוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

Where else “david” appears
saysאָמַרamar

say

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

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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.

Where else “yehva” appears
Judgeדִּינוּdinu

judge

To decide with authority who is in the right and to govern justly.

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justlyמִשְׁפָּטmishpat

justice

What is right and fair.

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in the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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and rescueהַצִּילוּhatsilu

rescue

To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.

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the one who is robbedגָזוּלgazul

seize, rob

Take by force, rob, tear away.

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from the handיַּדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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of the oppressorעוֹשֵׁקoshek

oppress, defraud

Oppress, defraud: take advantage of someone by taking what is his; crush.

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my furyחֲמָתִchamati

fury

Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.

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go outתֵּצֵאtetse

spring up

To spring up, be born, come from something.

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like fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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and burnבָעֲרָהvaara

burn

For fire to be lit, or to make something be consumed in flames.

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to quench itמְכַבֶּהmechabe

go out, quench

Go out (of fire or a lamp); put out, quench.

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because ofפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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the evilרֹעַroa

evil

The wickedness of deeds or the heart.

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of your deedsמַעַלְלֵיmaalle

deeds, doings

Deeds, doings; what someone does, good or bad.

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The context

11And to the house of the king of Judah: ‘Hear the word of YHWH,

12 · This verse (above)

13Look, I am against you, inhabitant of the valley, rock of the plain, declares YHWH, you who say, “Who will come down against us? And who will enter into our dwellings?”

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