Jeremiah 26:8

“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!”

Jeremiah 26:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 26:8, word by word

And it happenedיְהִיyehi

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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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.

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finishedכַלּוֹתchalot

finish

To bring a work or a matter through to its end.

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speakingדַבֵּרdaber

speak

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

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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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had commanded himצִוָּהtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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that the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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and the prophetsנְּבִאִיםneviim

prophet

Someone who speaks for YHWH.

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seizedיִּתְפְּשׂוּyitpsu

seize

To grab or capture someone.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“You shall surelyמוֹתmot

be put to death

To lose one's life as punishment.

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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.

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