ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלsaying:לֵאמֹרYouאַתֶּםand your wivesוּנְשֵׁיכֶםhave spokenוַתְּדַבֵּרְנָהwith your mouth,בְּפִיכֶםand with your handsוּבִידֵיכֶםhave fulfilled it,מִלֵּאתֶםsaying,לֵאמֹר‘We will certainly performעָשֹׂה נַעֲשֶׂהour vowsאֶת נְדָרֵינוּthatאֲשֶׁרwe have vowed,נָדַרְנוּto burn incenseלְקַטֵּרto the queenלִמְלֶכֶתof the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםand to pour outוּלְהַסֵּךְlibationsנְסָכִיםto her.’לָהּBy all means confirmהָקֵים תָּקִימְנָהyour vows,אֶת נִדְרֵיכֶםand by all means performוְעָשֹׂה תַעֲשֶׂינָהyour vows!אֶת נִדְרֵיכֶם
Jeremiah 44:25
Study it in the app“Thus says YHWH Tsevaot, the Elohim of Israel, saying: You and your wives have spoken with your mouth, and with your hands have fulfilled it, saying, ‘We will certainly perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of the heavens and to pour out libations to her.’ By all means confirm your vows, and by all means perform your vows!”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 44:25, word by word
- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” 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- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of 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- and your wivesנְשֵׁיneshe
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “neshe” appears- have spokenתְּדַבֵּרְנָהtedaberna
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “tedaberna” appears- with your mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- and with your handsידֵיyde
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yde” appears- have fulfilled itמִלֵּאתֶםmiletem
be fulfilled
For a period to run out, or a word to come true.
Where else “miletem” appears- ‘We will certainly performעָשֹׂהaso
carry out
To do what is commanded.
Where else “aso” appears- our vowsנְדָרֵיnedare
vow
Vow: a solemn promise made to God; also the thing promised.
Where else “nedare” appears- we have vowedנָדַרְנוּnadarnu
vow
Make a vow: promise something to God.
Where else “nadarnu” appears- to burn incenseקַטֵּרkater
burn incense
To offer fragrant smoke to YHWH or other gods.
Where else “kater” appears- to the queenמְלֶכֶתmelechet
queen
Queen. In Jeremiah, "the queen of the heavens" is a goddess the people worshiped.
Where else “melechet” appears- of the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- and to pour outהַסֵּךְhasech
pour out
To offer wine or water by emptying it before God.
Where else “hasech” appears- libationsנְסָכִיםnesachim
libation
Wine or other drink poured as an offering.
Where else “nesachim” appears- By all means confirmהָקֵיםhakem
establish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “hakem” appears
The context
24And Jeremiah said to all the people, and to all the women, “Hear the word of YHWH, all Judah who are in the land of Egypt.
25 · This verse (above)
26Therefore hear the word of YHWH, all Judah who live in the land of Egypt: Look, I have sworn by my great name, says YHWH, that my name will no longer be invoked in the mouth of any man of Judah, saying, ‘As Adonai YHWH lives,’ in all the land of Egypt.