houseבֵּיתof David!דָּוִדThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָהJudgeדִּינוּjustlyמִשְׁפָּטin the morning,לַבֹּקֶרand rescueוְהַצִּילוּthe one who is robbedגָזוּלfrom the handמִיַּדof the oppressor,עוֹשֵׁקlestפֶּןmy furyחֲמָתִיgo outתֵּצֵאlike fireכָאֵשׁand burnוּבָעֲרָהwith no oneוְאֵיןto quench it,מְכַבֶּהbecause ofמִפְּנֵיthe evilרֹעַof your deeds.מַעַלְלֵיכֶם
Jeremiah 21:12
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “amar” appears- 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.
Where else “dinu” appears- justlyמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpat” appears- in the morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- and rescueהַצִּילוּhatsilu
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “hatsilu” appears- the one who is robbedגָזוּלgazul
seize, rob
Take by force, rob, tear away.
Where else “gazul” appears- from the handיַּדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- of the oppressorעוֹשֵׁקoshek
oppress, defraud
Oppress, defraud: take advantage of someone by taking what is his; crush.
Where else “oshek” appears- my furyחֲמָתִchamati
fury
Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.
Where else “chamati” appears- go outתֵּצֵאtetse
spring up
To spring up, be born, come from something.
Where else “tetse” appears- like fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- and burnבָעֲרָהvaara
burn
For fire to be lit, or to make something be consumed in flames.
Where else “vaara” appears- to quench itמְכַבֶּהmechabe
go out, quench
Go out (of fire or a lamp); put out, quench.
Where else “mechabe” appears- because ofפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- the evilרֹעַroa
evil
The wickedness of deeds or the heart.
Where else “roa” appears- of your deedsמַעַלְלֵיmaalle
deeds, doings
Deeds, doings; what someone does, good or bad.
Where else “maalle” appears
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?”