And evenוְגַםin all thisבְּכָל זֹאתher treacherousבָּגוֹדָהsisterאֲחוֹתָהּJudahיְהוּדָהdid notלֹאreturnשָׁבָהto meאֵלַיwith allבְּכָלher heart,לִבָּהּbutכִּי אִםin falsehood,בְּשֶׁקֶרdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.”יְהוָה
Jeremiah 3:10
Study it in the app“And even in all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to me with all her heart, but in falsehood, declares YHWH.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 3:10, word by word
- her treacherousבָּגוֹדָהbagoda
treacherous
Treacherous: one who betrays.
Where else “bagoda” appears- sisterאֲחוֹתָachota
sister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achota” appears- Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- returnשָׁבָהshava
turn back
To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.
Where else “shava” appears- her heartלִבָּliba
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “liba” appears- in falsehoodשֶׁקֶרsheker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “sheker” appears- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” 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
The context
9And it happened that through the lightness of her prostitution she defiled the land, and she committed adultery with stone and with wood.
10 · This verse (above)
11And YHWH said to me, “Apostate Israel has shown herself righteous more than treacherous Judah.