Jeremiah 30:8

“And it will happen in that day, declares YHWH Tsevaot, that I will break his yoke from off your neck, and your bonds I will tear apart; and strangers will no longer make him serve them,”

Jeremiah 30:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 30:8, word by word

And it will happenהָיָהhaya

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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in that dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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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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Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.

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that I will breakאֶשְׁבֹּרeshbor

break

To break something to pieces.

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his yokeעֻלּul

yoke

Yoke: the wooden piece joining two oxen; figuratively, being subject to another.

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from off your neckצַוָּארֶtsavare

neck

The neck.

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and your bondsמוֹסְרוֹתֶיmosrote

bond, fetter

A bond, a strap that holds; a chain.

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I will tear apartאֲנַתֵּקanatek

tear off, break

Tear off, break by pulling.

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and strangersזָרִיםzarim

stranger

An outsider, not part of the group.

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make him serve themיַעַבְדוּyaavdu

enslave

To make others serve, enslave.

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The context

7Woe! For great is that day, there is none like it; and it is a time of distress for Jacob, but out of it he will be saved.

8 · This verse (above)

9but they will serve YHWH their Elohim and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.

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