Jeremiah 32:18

“You show loyal love to thousands, and repay the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them, the great, mighty El, YHWH Tsevaot is his name,”

Jeremiah 32:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 32:18, word by word

You showעֹשֶׂהose

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “ose” appears
loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed

loyal love

God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.

Where else “chesed” appears
to thousandsאֲלָפִיםalafim

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

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and repayמְשַׁלֵּםmeshalem

repay

To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.

Where else “meshalem” appears
the iniquityעֲוֺןavon

iniquity

A serious wrong.

Where else “avon” appears
of the fathersאָבוֹתavot

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “avot” appears
into the bosomחֵיקchek

bosom

The chest and arms, where one holds someone close.

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of their childrenבְּנֵיbene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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the greatגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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mightyגִּבּוֹרgibor

mighty

Strong, of great power, also YHWH.

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Elאֵלel

El, God, god

"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".

Where else “el” 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
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.

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Translation note

Cf. Exodus 20:5-6; 34:6-7; Deuteronomy 10:17.

The context

17‘Ah, Adonai YHWH! Look, you made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm; nothing is too difficult for you.

18 · This verse (above)

19great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open on all the ways of the children of humankind, to give to each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds;

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