And the prophet,וְהַנָּבִיאand the priest,וְהַכֹּהֵןand the peopleוְהָעָםwhoאֲשֶׁרsays,יֹאמַר‘The burdenמַשָּׂאof YHWH,’יְהוָהI will punishוּפָקַדְתִּיthat manעַל הָאִישׁ הַהוּאand his house.וְעַל בֵּיתוֹ
Jeremiah 23:34
Study it in the app“And the prophet, and the priest, and the people who says, ‘The burden of YHWH,’ I will punish that man and his house.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 23:34, word by word
- And the prophetנָּבִיאnavi
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appears- and the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- and the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- saysיֹאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- ‘The burdenמַשָּׂאmasa
oracle
A weighty message from God that a prophet carries, an oracle.
Where else “masa” appears- of YHWH,’יְהוָהyehva
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- I will punishפָקַדְתִּיfakadti
punish
To call to account, punish.
Where else “fakadti” appears- that manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- and his houseבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears
The context
33And when this people asks you, or the prophet or a priest, saying, ‘What is the burden of YHWH?’ then you shall say to them, ‘What burden? I will abandon you, declares YHWH.’
34 · This verse (above)
35Thus you shall say, each to his neighbor and each to his brother: ‘What has YHWH answered?’ and ‘What has YHWH spoken?’