Jeremiah 21:14

“And I will punish you according to the fruit of your deeds, declares YHWH; and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it will devour all that is around her.’””

Jeremiah 21:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 21:14, word by word

And I will punishפָקַדְתִּיfakadti

punish

To call to account, punish.

Where else “fakadti” appears
according to the fruitפְרִיferi

fruit

What a tree or the land produces, which is eaten.

Where else “feri” appears
of your deedsמַעַלְלֵיmaalle

deeds, doings

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

Where else “maalle” appears
declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

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

Where else “neum” 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
and I will kindleהִצַּתִּיhitsati

set on fire

Set on fire, burn.

Where else “hitsati” appears
a fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

Where else “esh” appears
in her forestיַעְרָyara

forest

Land covered with trees, where many grow together.

Where else “yara” appears
and it will devourאָכְלָהachla

devour

Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.

Where else “achla” appears
that is around her.’סְבִיבֶיsevive

around

In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.

Where else “sevive” appears

The context

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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