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“Ifאִםyou return,תָּשׁוּבIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהto meאֵלַיreturn;תָּשׁוּבand ifוְאִםyou removeתָּסִירyour detestable thingsשִׁקּוּצֶיךָfrom before meמִפָּנַיand do notוְלֹאwander,תָנוּד
Jeremiah 4:1
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Jeremiah 4:1, word by word
- you returnתָּשׁוּבtashuv
turn back
To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.
Where else “tashuv” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” 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- you removeתָּסִירtasir
remove
To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.
Where else “tasir” appears- your detestable thingsשִׁקּוּצֶיshikutse
detestable thing
Detestable thing: what is disgusting; said above all of idols.
Where else “shikutse” appears- from before meפָּנַpana
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pana” appears- wanderתָנוּדtanud
wander
To roam, run off.
Where else “tanud” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2and swear, ‘As YHWH lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will bless themselves in him, and in him they will glory.”