Study it in the app“And it will happen, when you multiply and are fruitful in the land in those days, declares YHWH, they will no longer say, ‘The ark of the covenant of YHWH.’ It will not come up into the heart, and they will not remember it, and they will not miss it, and it will not be made again.”
And it will happen,וְהָיָהwhenכִּיyou multiplyתִרְבּוּand are fruitfulוּפְרִיתֶםin the landבָּאָרֶץin those days,בַּיָּמִים הָהֵמָּהdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהthey will noלֹאlongerעוֹדsay,יֹאמְרוּ‘The arkאֲרוֹןof the covenantבְּרִיתof YHWH.’יְהוָהIt will notוְלֹאcome upיַעֲלֶהinto the heart,עַל לֵבand they will notוְלֹאrememberיִזְכְּרוּit,בוֹand they will notוְלֹאmiss it,יִפְקֹדוּand it will notוְלֹאbe madeיֵעָשֶׂהagain.עוֹד
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appearsmultiply
To grow in number.
Where else “tirbu” appearsbe fruitful
Bear fruit; be fruitful, have descendants.
Where else “feritem” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appearstime
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appearsdeclaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appearsYHWH
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” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearsark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” appearscovenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaale” appearsheart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appearsremember
To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.
Where else “yizkru” appearsbe missing
To find something gone.
Where else “yifkodu” appearsmake
To build or create something.
Where else “yease” appears15And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, and they will shepherd you with knowledge and understanding.
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17At that time they will call Jerusalem the Throne of YHWH, and all the nations will gather to it, to the name of YHWH at Jerusalem, and they will no longer walk after the stubbornness of their evil heart.
