Perhapsאוּלַיtheir supplicationתְּחִנָּתָםwill fallתִּפֹּלbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH,יְהוָהand they will turn back,וְיָשֻׁבוּeach oneאִישׁfrom his evilהָרָעָהway,מִדַּרְכּוֹforכִּיgreat isגָדוֹלthe angerהָאַףand the furyוְהַחֵמָהthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhas spokenדִּבֶּרagainst this people.”אֶל הָעָם הַזֶּה
Jeremiah 36:7
Study it in the app“Perhaps their supplication will fall before YHWH, and they will turn back, each one from his evil way, for great is the anger and the fury that YHWH has spoken against this people.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 36:7, word by word
- Perhapsאוּלַיulay
perhaps
Perhaps, maybe.
Where else “ulay” appears- their supplicationתְּחִנָּתָtechinata
plea
A request asking for mercy.
Where else “techinata” appears- will fallתִּפֹּלtipol
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “tipol” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” 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- and they will turn backיָשֻׁבוּyashuvu
turn back
To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.
Where else “yashuvu” appears- each oneאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- from his evilרָעָהraa
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appears- wayדַּרְכּdark
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “dark” appears- great isגָדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- the angerאַףaf
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “af” appears- and the furyחֵמָהchema
fury
Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.
Where else “chema” appears- has spokenדִּבֶּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears- against this peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears
The context
6So you go and read from the scroll that you have written from my mouth the words of YHWH in the ears of the people in the house of YHWH on a day of fasting; and also in the ears of all Judah who come from their cities you shall read them.
7 · This verse (above)
8And Baruch son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of YHWH in the house of YHWH.