Jeremiah 31:35

“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:”

Jeremiah 31:35 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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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.

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for lightאוֹרor

light

The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.

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by dayיוֹמָםyomam

by day

By day, in the daytime.

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the statutesחֻקֹּתchukot

statute

Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.

Where else “chukot” appears
of the moonיָרֵחַyareach

moon

Moon.

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and of the starsכוֹכָבִיםchochavim

star

Star.

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by nightלָיְלָהlayla

night

Night.

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who stirs upרֹגַעroga

stir up

To churn the water of the sea until it roars.

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the seaיָּםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

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so that its wavesגַלָּיgalay

wave

The rising swell of the sea.

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roarיֶּהֱמוּyehemu

roar

To make a great din, like the sea or a crowd.

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Tsevaot isצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

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

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his nameשְׁמshem

name of YHWH

YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.

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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.”

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