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“Forכִּיbothגַםprophetנָבִיאandגַםpriestכֹּהֵןare godless;חָנֵפוּevenגַּםin my houseבְּבֵיתִיI have foundמָצָאתִיtheir evil,רָעָתָםdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
Jeremiah 23:11
Study it in the app““For both prophet and priest are godless; even in my house I have found their evil, declares YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 23:11, word by word
- prophetנָבִיאnavi
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appears- priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- are godlessחָנֵפוּchanefu
be godless
To live without God, or lead others so.
Where else “chanefu” appears- in my houseבֵיתִveti
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “veti” appears- I have foundמָצָאתִיmatsati
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “matsati” appears- their evilרָעָתָraata
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raata” 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
10For the land is full of adulterers; for because of the curse the land mourns; the pastures of the wilderness have dried up; and their course is evil, and their might is not right.
11 · This verse (above)
12Therefore their way will be to them like slippery places in the darkness; they will be driven on and fall in it; for I will bring evil upon them, the year of their punishment, declares YHWH.