“From the thirteenthמִן שְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵהyearשָׁנָהof Josiahלְיֹאשִׁיָּהוּsonבֶןof Amon,אָמוֹןkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהeven toוְעַדthis dayהַיּוֹם הַזֶּה—theseזֶהtwenty-threeשָׁלֹשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִיםyears—שָׁנָהthe wordדְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהhas comeהָיָהto me,אֵלָיand I have spokenוָאֲדַבֵּרto you,אֲלֵיכֶםrising earlyאַשְׁכֵּיםand speaking,וְדַבֵּרbut you have notוְלֹאlistened.שְׁמַעְתֶּם
Jeremiah 25:3
Study it in the app““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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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,