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And YHWHיְהוָהhas sentוְשָׁלַחto youאֲלֵיכֶםallאֶת כָּלhis servantsעֲבָדָיוthe prophets,הַנְּבִאִיםrising earlyהַשְׁכֵּםand sending,וְשָׁלֹחַbut you have notוְלֹאlistened,שְׁמַעְתֶּםnorוְלֹאinclinedהִטִּיתֶםyour earאֶת אָזְנְכֶםto hear,לִשְׁמֹעַ
Jeremiah 25:4
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Jeremiah 25:4, 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- has sentשָׁלַחshalach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shalach” appears- his servantsעֲבָדָיavaday
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avaday” appears- the prophetsנְּבִאִיםneviim
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “neviim” appears- rising earlyהַשְׁכֵּםhashkem
rise early
To get up early to do something.
Where else “hashkem” appears- listenedשְׁמַעְתֶּםshematem
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shematem” appears- inclinedהִטִּיתֶםhititem
incline
To turn the ear or the heart toward someone or something.
Where else “hititem” appears- your earאָזְנְazn
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azn” appears
The context
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.
4 · This verse (above)
5saying, ‘Turn back, please, each one from his evil way and from the evil of your deeds, and dwell on the ground that YHWH gave to you and to your fathers from of old and forever.