Jeremiah 25:3

““From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day —these twenty-three years— the word of YHWH has come to me, and I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking, but you have not listened.”

Jeremiah 25:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 25:3, word by word

“From the thirteenthשְׁלֹשׁshelosh

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

Where else “shelosh” appears
“From the thirteenthעֶשְׂרֵהesre

-teen (ten)

Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".

Where else “esre” appears
yearשָׁנָהshana

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

Where else “shana” appears
of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּהוּyoshiyahu

Josiah

Josiah: a name that, according to the lexicon, means "founded by Yah." He is the king of Judah announced by name in 1 Kings 13:2, who reigned about three hundred years later (2 Kings 22–23); a man in Zechariah 6:10 is also called this.

Where else “yoshiyahu” appears
sonבֶןven

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ven” appears
of Amonאָמוֹןamon

Amon

Amon: a name that, according to the lexicon, means "craftsman, skilled." It is borne by the governor of the city of Samaria (1 Kings 22:26), by a king of Judah (2 Kings 21:19) and by another man (Nehemiah 7:59). It is not the people of Ammon, which is spelled differently in Hebrew.

Where else “amon” appears
kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

Where else “yehuda” appears
this dayיּוֹםyom

today

This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.

Where else “yom” appears
twenty-threeעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

Where else “esrim” appears
the wordדְבַרdevar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “devar” appears
of 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
has comeהָיָהhaya

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

Where else “haya” appears
and I have spokenאֲדַבֵּרadaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “adaber” appears
rising earlyאַשְׁכֵּיםashkem

rise early

To get up early to do something.

Where else “ashkem” appears
listenedשְׁמַעְתֶּםshematem

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

Where else “shematem” appears

The context

2which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all the people of Judah and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying,

3 · This verse (above)

4And YHWH has sent to you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending, but you have not listened, nor inclined your ear to hear,

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