But ‘the burdenוּמַשָּׂאof YHWH’יְהוָהyou shall notלֹאmentionתִזְכְּרוּagain,עוֹדforכִּיthe burdenהַמַּשָּׂאwill beיִהְיֶהto each manלְאִישׁhis own word;דְּבָרוֹand you have overturnedוַהֲפַכְתֶּםthe wordsאֶת דִּבְרֵיof the livingחַיִּיםElohim,אֱלֹהִיםof YHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתour Elohim.אֱלֹהֵינוּ
Jeremiah 23:36
Study it in the app“But ‘the burden of YHWH’ you shall not mention again, for the burden will be to each man his own word; and you have overturned the words of the living Elohim, of YHWH Tsevaot, our Elohim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 23:36, word by word
- But ‘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- mentionתִזְכְּרוּtizkru
mention
To speak of something, bring it to others' minds.
Where else “tizkru” appears- will beיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- to each manאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- his own wordדְּבָרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- and you have overturnedהֲפַכְתֶּםhafachtem
overthrow
To bring down cities like Sodom.
Where else “hafachtem” appears- of the livingחַיִּיםchayim
alive
Having life, not dead.
Where else “chayim” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears
The context
35Thus you shall say, each to his neighbor and each to his brother: ‘What has YHWH answered?’ and ‘What has YHWH spoken?’
36 · This verse (above)
37Thus you shall say to the prophet, ‘What has YHWH answered you?’ and ‘What has YHWH spoken?’