And it happened,וַיְהִיwhenכְּJeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּfinishedכַלּוֹתspeakingלְדַבֵּרallאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad commanded himצִוָּהto speakלְדַבֵּרto allאֶל כָּלthe people,הָעָםthat the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםand the prophetsוְהַנְּבִאִיםand allוְכָלthe peopleהָעָםseizedוַיִּתְפְּשׂוּhim,אֹתוֹsaying,לֵאמֹר“You shall surelyמוֹתdie!תָּמוּת
Jeremiah 26:8
Study it in the app“And it happened, when Jeremiah finished speaking all that YHWH had commanded him to speak to all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, “You shall surely die!”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 26:8, word by word
- And it happenedיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” 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- finishedכַלּוֹתchalot
finish
To bring a work or a matter through to its end.
Where else “chalot” appears- speakingדַבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- 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- had commanded himצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- that the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- and the prophetsנְּבִאִיםneviim
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “neviim” appears- seizedיִּתְפְּשׂוּyitpsu
seize
To grab or capture someone.
Where else “yitpsu” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “You shall surelyמוֹתmot
be put to death
To lose one's life as punishment.
Where else “mot” appears
The context
7And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of YHWH.
8 · This verse (above)
9Why have you prophesied in the name of YHWH, saying, ‘Like Shiloh this house will be, and this city will be laid waste, without inhabitant’?” And all the people gathered around Jeremiah in the house of YHWH.