Jeremiah 31:10

“Hear the word of YHWH, nations, and declare it in the coastlands far away, and say: ‘He who scattered Israel will gather him, and he will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.’”

Jeremiah 31:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 31:10, word by word

Hearשִׁמְעוּshimu

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

Where else “shimu” appears
the wordדְבַרdevar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “devar” appears
of 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
nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears
declare itהַגִּידוּhagidu

declare

To announce what God does or will do.

Where else “hagidu” appears
in the coastlandsאִיִּיםiyim

coast, island

Coast, island: the lands along the sea.

Where else “iyim” appears
far awayמֶּרְחָקmerchak

distance, far place

Distance, a far place; "from afar".

Where else “merchak” appears
and sayאִמְרוּimru

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “imru” appears
‘He who scatteredמְזָרֵהmezare

scatter

To strew people or things about.

Where else “mezare” 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
will gather himיְקַבְּצֶyekabtse

gather

To bring people to one place, or to come together there.

Where else “yekabtse” appears
and he will keep himשְׁמָרshemar

guard

To watch over, protect from all harm.

Where else “shemar” appears
as a shepherdרֹעֶהroe

shepherd

One who looks after sheep; or one who leads a people, like YHWH.

Where else “roe” appears
keeps his flock.’עֶדְרedr

herd, flock

Herd, flock, drove.

Where else “edr” appears

The context

9With weeping they will come, and with supplications I will lead them; I will make them walk by streams of water, on a straight road on which they will not stumble; for I have become to Israel a father, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

10 · This verse (above)

11For YHWH has ransomed Jacob, and has redeemed him from the hand of one stronger than he.

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