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And YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“ApostateמְשֻׁבָהIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלhas shown herselfנַפְשָׁהּrighteousצִדְּקָהmore than treacherousמִבֹּגֵדָהJudah.יְהוּדָה
Jeremiah 3:11
Study it in the app“And YHWH said to me, “Apostate Israel has shown herself righteous more than treacherous Judah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 3:11, word by word
- And 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Apostateמְשֻׁבָהmeshuva
turning away, faithlessness
Turning away, going astray from the right path; also faithlessness or rebellion against God.
Where else “meshuva” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- has shown herselfנַפְשָׁnafsha
person
Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.
Where else “nafsha” appears- righteousצִדְּקָהtsidka
vindicate
To pronounce someone in the clear, defend their cause.
Where else “tsidka” appears- more than treacherousבֹּגֵדָהbogeda
act treacherously
Be unfaithful: break one's word or someone's trust.
Where else “bogeda” 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
The context
10And even in all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to me with all her heart, but in falsehood, declares YHWH.”
11 · This verse (above)
12Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, ‘Return, apostate Israel, declares YHWH; I will not make my face fall on you, for I am faithful, declares YHWH; I will not keep it forever.