And theyוְהֵמָּהsaidאָמְרוּto Jeremiah,אֶל יִרְמְיָהוּ“MayיְהִיYHWHיְהוָהbeיְהִיagainst usבָּנוּa trueאֱמֶתand faithfulוְנֶאֱמָןwitnessלְעֵדifאִםwe do notלֹאdoנַעֲשֶׂהsoכֵּןaccording to everyכְּכָלwordהַדָּבָרwith whichאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָsends youיִשְׁלָחֲךָto us.אֵלֵינוּ
Jeremiah 42:5
Study it in the app“And they said to Jeremiah, “May YHWH be against us a true and faithful witness if we do not do so according to every word with which YHWH your Elohim sends you to us.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 42:5, word by word
- saidאָמְרוּamru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” 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- “Mayיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” 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- a trueאֱמֶתemet
truth
What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.
Where else “emet” appears- and faithfulנֶאֱמָןneeman
be firm
To be dependable, steady, never failing.
Where else “neeman” appears- witnessעֵדed
witness
Someone who vouches for what he saw; YHWH is one too.
Where else “ed” appears- doנַעֲשֶׂהnaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “naase” appears- wordדָּבָרdavar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “davar” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- sends youיִשְׁלָחֲyishlaach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlaach” appears
Translation note
Cf. Revelation 3:14 (“the faithful and true witness”).
The context
4And Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard. Look, I will pray to YHWH your Elohim according to your words; and it will be that every word that YHWH answers you I will tell you; I will not withhold from you a word.”
5 · This verse (above)
6Whether good or bad, to the voice of YHWH our Elohim, to whom we are sending you, we will listen, so that it may go well with us when we listen to the voice of YHWH our Elohim.”