Jeremiah 31:23

“Thus says YHWH Tsevaot, the Elohim of Israel: “Once more they will say this word in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I bring back their captivity: ‘May YHWH bless you, dwelling of righteousness, mountain of holiness.’”

Jeremiah 31:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
Study it in the app

With the Hebrew beneath

23

Jeremiah 31:23, word by word

saysאָמַרamar

say

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

Where else “amar” 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
Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

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

Where else “tsevaot” appears
the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohe” 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
this wordדָּבָרdavar

word

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

Where else “davar” appears
in the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears
of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

Where else “yehuda” appears
and in its citiesעָרָיaray

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “aray” appears
when I bring backשׁוּבִshuvi

bring back

To return something, restore.

Where else “shuvi” appears
their captivityשְׁבוּתָshevuta

captivity, fortunes

Captivity: the condition of those taken away as prisoners far from their land. "Turn back the captivity" is to restore someone to his former state.

Where else “shevuta” appears
bless youיְבָרֶכְyevarech

bless

God gives good things: life, children, harvests.

Where else “yevarech” appears
dwellingנְוֵהneve

abode

A place to live.

Where else “neve” appears
of righteousnessצֶדֶקtsedek

righteousness

Living uprightly before God.

Where else “tsedek” appears
mountainהַרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

Where else “har” appears
of holiness.’קֹּדֶשׁkodesh

sanctuary

The sacred enclosure where God was served: the sanctuary and its innermost room.

Where else “kodesh” appears

The context

22How long will you wander here and there, faithless daughter? For YHWH has created a new thing in the land: a woman will surround a man.”

23 · This verse (above)

24And Judah and all its cities will live in it together, farmers and those who move about with the flock.

Read all of Jeremiah 31

How to use it