Jeremiah 3:10

“And even in all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to me with all her heart, but in falsehood, declares YHWH.””

Jeremiah 3:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 3:10, word by word

her treacherousבָּגוֹדָהbagoda

treacherous

Treacherous: one who betrays.

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sisterאֲחוֹתָachota

sister

A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.

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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.

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returnשָׁבָהshava

turn back

To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.

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her heartלִבָּliba

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

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in falsehoodשֶׁקֶרsheker

lie

What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.

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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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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.

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