Jeremiah 25:9

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Jeremiah 25:9, word by word

am sendingשֹׁלֵחַsholeach

send

To send someone or something.

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and will takeלָקַחְתִּיlakachti

fetch

To take someone along, or go and fetch something.

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the clansמִשְׁפְּחוֹתmishpchot

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

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of the northצָפוֹןtsafon

north

North.

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declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

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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.

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and I am sending to Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּרnevuchadretsar

Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar: king of Babylon who subdued Judah, took Jerusalem, burned the house of YHWH and took the people into exile (2 Kings 24-25; Jeremiah; Daniel 1-4). The Hebrew writes his name in several forms.

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Babylonבָּבֶלbavel

Babel, Babylon

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my servantעַבְדִּavdi

servant of YHWH

YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.

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and I will bring themהֲבִאֹתִיhavioti

bring

To bring something or someone.

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against this landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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and against its inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶיyoshve

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

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aroundסָבִיבsaviv

around

In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.

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and I will devote them to destructionהַחֲרַמְתִּיhacharamti

devote to destruction

To give something wholly to YHWH, often by destroying it.

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and make themשַׂמְתִּיsamti

make

To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".

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a horrorשַׁמָּהshama

horror

Something that horrifies everyone.

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and a hissingשְׁרֵקָהshereka

hissing

Hissing: the whistle of scorn or astonishment of one who passes by a ruin; hence, "an object of scorn."

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and eternalעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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ruinsחָרְבוֹתcharvot

ruin, desolate place

A ruin, a destroyed and deserted place.

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Translation note

“My servant” (also 27:6; 43:10): YHWH uses Nebuchadnezzar to fulfill his word.

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