And I said,וָאֹמַר“Ah,אֲהָהּAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH!יְהוִהSurelyאָכֵןyou have utterly deceivedהַשֵּׁא הִשֵּׁאתָthis peopleלָעָם הַזֶּהand Jerusalem,וְלִירוּשָׁלִַםsaying,לֵאמֹר‘You will haveיִהְיֶה לָכֶםpeace,’שָׁלוֹםand the swordוְ חֶרֶבhas reachedנָגְעָהto the soul.”עַד הַנָּפֶשׁ
Jeremiah 4:10
Study it in the app“And I said, “Ah, Adonai YHWH! Surely you have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You will have peace,’ and the sword has reached to the soul.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 4:10, word by word
- And I saidאֹמַרomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omar” appears- “Ahאֲהָהּahah
alas
Alas!: a cry of pain or distress.
Where else “ahah” 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- Surelyאָכֵןachen
surely
A word that affirms strongly: «truly», «without doubt».
Where else “achen” appears- you have utterly deceivedהַשֵּׁאhashe
deceive
To make someone believe something false.
Where else “hashe” appears- this peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- and Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- ‘You will haveיִהְיֶהyihye
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yihye” appears- peace,’שָׁלוֹםshalom
peace
Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.
Where else “shalom” appears- and the swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- has reachedנָגְעָהnaga
reach
To reach a place or a moment.
Where else “naga” appears- to the soulנָּפֶשׁnafesh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafesh” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
9And it will happen on that day, declares YHWH, the heart of the king will perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests will be appalled, and the prophets will be astounded.
10 · This verse (above)
11At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A scorching wind from the bare heights in the wilderness comes on the way of the daughter of my people, not to winnow and not to cleanse,