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Surely,אָכֵןas a womanאִשָּׁהbetraysבָּגְדָהher companion,מֵרֵעָהּsoכֵּןyou have betrayedבְּגַדְתֶּםme,בִּיhouseבֵּיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
Jeremiah 3:20
Study it in the app“Surely, as a woman betrays her companion, so you have betrayed me, house of Israel, declares YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 3:20, word by word
- Surelyאָכֵןachen
surely
A word that affirms strongly: «truly», «without doubt».
Where else “achen” appears- as a womanאִשָּׁהisha
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isha” appears- betraysבָּגְדָהbagda
act treacherously
Be unfaithful: break one's word or someone's trust.
Where else “bagda” appears- her companionרֵעָrea
companion
A companion, a friend.
Where else “rea” appears- houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of 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- 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
19And I said, ‘How I will set you among the children and give you a desirable land, an inheritance of beauty, the most beautiful of the nations!’ And I said, ‘You will call me My father, and you will not turn away from following me.’
20 · This verse (above)
21A voice on the bare heights is heard, the weeping, the pleading of the children of Israel, for they have perverted their way, they have forgotten YHWH their Elohim.