And YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“Whatמָהdo youאַתָּהsee,רֹאֶהJeremiah?”יִרְמְיָהוּAnd I said,וָאֹמַר“Figs;תְּאֵנִיםthe good figs,הַתְּאֵנִים הַטֹּבוֹתveryמְאֹדgood;טֹבוֹתand the bad,וְהָרָעוֹתveryמְאֹדbad,רָעוֹתwhichאֲשֶׁרcannotלֹאbe eatenתֵאָכַלְנָהfor badness.”מֵרֹעַ
Jeremiah 24:3
Study it in the app“And YHWH said to me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said, “Figs; the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, which cannot be eaten for badness.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 24:3, word by word
- And 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- seeרֹאֶהroe
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “roe” appears- Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּyirmyahu
Jeremiah
Jeremiah: a name meaning "YHWH raises up" or "YHWH exalts," borne by several men: best known is the prophet, son of Hilkiah, from Anathoth (Jeremiah 1:1); in 2 Kings 23:31 and 24:18 another Jeremiah, of Libnah, grandfather of two kings.
Where else “yirmyahu” appears- “Figsתְּאֵנִיםteenim
fig
The fruit of the fig tree, eaten fresh or pressed into cakes.
Where else “teenim” appears- the good figsטֹּבוֹתtovot
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tovot” appears- veryמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- and the badרָעוֹתraot
bad
Poor in quality, unpleasant to look at, or downcast.
Where else “raot” appears- be eatenתֵאָכַלְנָהteachalna
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “teachalna” appears- for badnessרֹעַroa
ugliness
Poor quality, unpleasant look.
Where else “roa” appears
The context
2One basket had very good figs, like the figs of the first ripening; and the other basket very bad figs, which could not be eaten for badness.
3 · This verse (above)
4And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,