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And the wordוַ דְּבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcameיְהִיto Jeremiahאֶל יִרְמְיָהוּthe prophet,הַנָּבִיאsaying,לֵאמֹר
Jeremiah 37:6
Study it in the app“And the word of YHWH came to Jeremiah the prophet, saying,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 37:6, word by word
- And the wordדְּבַרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- of 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- cameיְהִיyehi
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “yehi” appears- to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּyirmyahu
Jeremiah
Jeremiah: a name meaning "YHWH raises up" or "YHWH exalts," borne by several men: best known is the prophet, son of Hilkiah, from Anathoth (Jeremiah 1:1); in 2 Kings 23:31 and 24:18 another Jeremiah, of Libnah, grandfather of two kings.
Where else “yirmyahu” appears- the prophetנָּבִיאnavi
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears
The context
5And the army of Pharaoh had come out of Egypt, and the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the news of them, and they withdrew from Jerusalem.
6 · This verse (above)
7“Thus says YHWH, the Elohim of Israel: Thus you will say to the king of Judah, who sends you to me to inquire of me: ‘Look, the army of Pharaoh that has come out to you to help you is returning to its land, to Egypt.