ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהwho givesנֹתֵןthe sunשֶׁמֶשׁfor lightלְאוֹרby day,יוֹמָםthe statutesחֻקֹּתof the moonיָרֵחַand of the starsוְכוֹכָבִיםfor lightלְאוֹרby night,לָיְלָהwho stirs upרֹגַעthe seaהַיָּםso that its wavesוַ גַלָּיוroar;יֶּהֱמוּYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot isצְבָאוֹתhis name:שְׁמוֹ
Jeremiah 31:35
Study it in the app“Thus says YHWH, who gives the sun for light by day, the statutes of the moon and of the stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar; YHWH Tsevaot is his name:”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 31:35, 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- who givesנֹתֵןnoten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “noten” appears- the sunשֶׁמֶשׁshemesh
sun
The star that gives light and heat by day and marks the day and the year; "under the sun" means in this world.
Where else “shemesh” appears- for lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears- by dayיוֹמָםyomam
by day
By day, in the daytime.
Where else “yomam” appears- the statutesחֻקֹּתchukot
statute
Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.
Where else “chukot” appears- of the moonיָרֵחַyareach
moon
Moon.
Where else “yareach” appears- and of the starsכוֹכָבִיםchochavim
star
Star.
Where else “chochavim” appears- by nightלָיְלָהlayla
night
Night.
Where else “layla” appears- who stirs upרֹגַעroga
stir up
To churn the water of the sea until it roars.
Where else “roga” appears- the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- so that its wavesגַלָּיgalay
wave
The rising swell of the sea.
Where else “galay” appears- roarיֶּהֱמוּyehemu
roar
To make a great din, like the sea or a crowd.
Where else “yehemu” appears- Tsevaot isצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- his nameשְׁמshem
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” appears
The context
34And no longer will they teach, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know YHWH,’ for all of them will know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, declares YHWH; for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will not remember anymore.”
35 · This verse (above)
36“If these statutes depart from before me, declares YHWH, then also the offspring of Israel will cease from being a nation before me all the days.”