And I sentוָאֶשְׁלַחto youאֲלֵיכֶםallאֶת כָּלmy servantsעֲבָדַיthe prophets,הַנְּבִיאִיםrising earlyהַשְׁכֵּיםand sending,וְשָׁלֹחַsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Pleaseנָאdo notאַלdoתַעֲשׂוּthis abominableהַתֹּעֵבָה הַזֹּאתthingאֵת דְּבַרthatאֲשֶׁרI hate!’שָׂנֵאתִי
Jeremiah 44:4
Study it in the app“And I sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending, saying, ‘Please do not do this abominable thing that I hate!’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 44:4, word by word
- And I sentאֶשְׁלַחeshlach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “eshlach” appears- my servantsעֲבָדַavada
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avada” appears- the prophetsנְּבִיאִיםneviim
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “neviim” appears- rising earlyהַשְׁכֵּיםhashkem
rise early
To get up early to do something.
Where else “hashkem” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- doתַעֲשׂוּtaasu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taasu” appears- this abominableתֹּעֵבָהtoeva
abomination
Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.
Where else “toeva” appears- thingדְּבַרdevar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “devar” appears- I hate!’שָׂנֵאתִיsaneti
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “saneti” appears
The context
3because of their evil that they did to provoke me to anger, going to burn incense and to serve other gods whom they did not know, they, you, and your fathers.
4 · This verse (above)
5But they did not listen, and did not incline their ear to turn from their evil, so as not to burn incense to other gods.