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“Woeהוֹיto the shepherdsרֹעִיםwho destroyמְאַבְּדִיםand scatterוּמְפִצִיםthe sheepאֶת צֹאןof my pasture!מַרְעִיתִיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
Jeremiah 23:1
Study it in the app““Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! declares YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 23:1, word by word
- “Woeהוֹיhoy
woe
A cry of grief for the dead or a warning of disaster.
Where else “hoy” appears- to the shepherdsרֹעִיםroim
shepherd
One who looks after sheep; or one who leads a people, like YHWH.
Where else “roim” appears- who destroyמְאַבְּדִיםmeabdim
destroy
To make someone or something disappear completely.
Where else “meabdim” appears- and scatterמְפִצִיםmefitsim
scatter
To scatter people over many places, as a punishment.
Where else “mefitsim” appears- the sheepצֹאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- of my pastureמַרְעִיתִmariti
pasture
The meadow where the flock grazes; God's people are "the sheep of his pasture".
Where else “mariti” 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
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Therefore, thus says YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, concerning the shepherds who shepherd my people: You have scattered my sheep and driven them away, and you have not visited them; look, I am visiting upon you the evil of your deeds, declares YHWH.