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And the wordוַיְהִי דְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcame to Jeremiah,אֶל יִרְמְיָהafter Hananiahאַחֲרֵי חֲנַנְיָהthe prophetהַנָּבִיאhad brokenשְׁבוֹרthe yokeאֶת הַמּוֹטָהfrom off the neckמֵעַל צַוַּארof Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהthe prophet,הַנָּבִיאsaying:לֵאמֹר
Jeremiah 28:12
Study it in the app“And the word of YHWH came to Jeremiah, after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, saying:”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 28:12, word by word
- And the wordיְהִיyehi
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “yehi” appears- And 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- came to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהyirmya
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 “yirmya” appears- after Hananiahחֲנַנְיָהchananya
Hananiah
Hananiah: name of many Israelites. It means "YHWH has been gracious."
Where else “chananya” appears- the prophetנָּבִיאnavi
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appears- had brokenשְׁבוֹרshevor
break
To break something to pieces.
Where else “shevor” appears- the yokeמּוֹטָהmota
yoke
A yoke; or oppression.
Where else “mota” appears- from off the neckצַוַּארtsavar
neck
The neck.
Where else “tsavar” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears
The context
11And Hananiah spoke before the eyes of all the people, saying: “Thus says YHWH: Like this I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon within two years' time from off the neck of all the nations.” And Jeremiah the prophet went his way.
12 · This verse (above)
13“Go and say to Hananiah, saying: ‘Thus says YHWH: Yokes of wood you have broken, but you will make in their place yokes of iron.