Jeremiah 32:25

“Yet you have said to me, Adonai YHWH, “Buy for yourself the field with silver, and have witnesses testify,” though the city has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans.’””

Jeremiah 32:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 32:25, word by word

have saidאָמַרְתָּamarta

say

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

Where else “amarta” appears
Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

Where else “adona” appears
YHWHיְהוִהyehvi

YHWH (with Adonai)

The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".

Where else “yehvi” appears
“Buyקְנֵהkene

buy

To give silver in order to become the owner of something.

Where else “kene” appears
the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

farmland

Land that is farmed.

Where else “sade” appears
with silverכֶּסֶףkesef

money

What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.

Where else “kesef” appears
witnessesעֵדִיםedim

witness

Someone who vouches for what he saw; YHWH is one too.

Where else “edim” appears
testifyהָעֵדhaed

testify

To declare what one knows, or summon others to vouch for one's words.

Where else “haed” appears
though the cityעִירir

city

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

Where else “ir” appears
has been givenנִתְּנָהnitna

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

Where else “nitna” appears
into the handיַדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

Where else “yad” appears
of the Chaldeans.’כַּשְׂדִּיםkasdim

Chaldean

The Chaldeans, or the Babylonians.

Where else “kasdim” appears

The context

24Look, the siege ramps have come to the city to capture it, and the city has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it, because of the sword and the famine and the pestilence; and what you have spoken has happened, and look, you see it.

25 · This verse (above)

26And the word of YHWH came to Jeremiah, saying,

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