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And they will say,וְאָמְרוּ‘Becauseעַל אֲשֶׁרthey forsookעָזְבוּthe covenantאֶת בְּרִיתof YHWHיְהוָהtheir Elohimאֱלֹהֵיהֶםand bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּto other godsלֵאלֹהִים אֲחֵרִיםand served them.’”וַיַּעַבְדוּם
Jeremiah 22:9
Study it in the app“And they will say, ‘Because they forsook the covenant of YHWH their Elohim and bowed down to other gods and served them.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 22:9, word by word
- And they will sayאָמְרוּamru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” appears- they forsookעָזְבוּazvu
forsake
To turn one's back on YHWH, someone or a place.
Where else “azvu” appears- the covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- of 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- their Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- and bowed downיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּyishtachavu
worship
To bow before God in adoration.
Where else “yishtachavu” appears- to other godsאֲחֵרִיםacherim
other
Other, another; next.
Where else “acherim” appears- and served them.’יַּעַבְדוּyaavdu
worship
To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.
Where else “yaavdu” appears
Translation note
Cf. Deuteronomy 29:24-26; 1 Kings 9:8-9.
The context
8And many nations will pass by this city, and they will say each to his neighbor, ‘Why has YHWH done thus to this great city?’
9 · This verse (above)
10Do not weep for the dead and do not grieve for him; weep bitterly for the one who goes away, for he will not return again or see the land of his birth.