And his noble oneוְ אַדִּירוֹwill beהָיָהfrom himself,מִמֶּנּוּand his rulerוּמֹשְׁלוֹwill go outיֵצֵאfrom his midst;מִקִּרְבּוֹand I will bring him near,וְהִקְרַבְתִּיוand he will approachוְנִגַּשׁme;אֵלָיforכִּיwhoמִיis thisהוּא זֶהwho pledgesעָרַבhis heartאֶת לִבּוֹto approachלָגֶשֶׁתme?אֵלַיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
Jeremiah 30:21
Study it in the app“And his noble one will be from himself, and his ruler will go out from his midst; and I will bring him near, and he will approach me; for who is this who pledges his heart to approach me? declares YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 30:21, word by word
- And his noble oneאַדִּירadir
noble
The important men of a people, those of highest rank.
Where else “adir” appears- will beהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- and his rulerמֹשְׁלmoshl
ruler
A person with authority who commands a people, good or bad.
Where else “moshl” appears- will go outיֵצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears- from his midstקִּרְבּkirb
midst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kirb” appears- and I will bring him nearהִקְרַבְתִּיhikravti
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “hikravti” appears- and he will approachנִגַּשׁnigash
come near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “nigash” appears- who pledgesעָרַבarav
be surety
To guarantee another's debt.
Where else “arav” appears- his heartלִבּlib
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lib” 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
Translation note
“Pledges his heart”: literally “gives his heart in pledge” (עָרַב, “give in pledge”); it can be understood that he risks his life by approaching YHWH.
The context
20And his sons will be as of old, and his community before me will be established; and I will punish all his oppressors.
21 · This verse (above)
22And you will be to me a people, and I will be to you Elohim.”