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They have cut downכָּרְתוּher forest,יַעְרָהּdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהthoughכִּיit cannotלֹאbe searched out;יֵחָקֵרforכִּיthey are more numerousרַבּוּthan the locust,מֵאַרְבֶּהand they haveוְ לָהֶםnoאֵיןnumber.מִסְפָּר
Jeremiah 46:23
Study it in the app“They have cut down her forest, declares YHWH, though it cannot be searched out; for they are more numerous than the locust, and they have no number.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 46:23, word by word
- They have cut downכָּרְתוּkartu
cut down
To cut a tree or branch with an axe to get timber.
Where else “kartu” appears- her forestיַעְרָyara
forest
Land covered with trees, where many grow together.
Where else “yara” 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- be searched outיֵחָקֵרyechaker
search out, examine
Search out: examine something thoroughly.
Where else “yechaker” appears- they are more numerousרַבּוּrabu
be many
Become many, increase.
Where else “rabu” appears- than the locustאַרְבֶּהarbe
locust
Locust: an insect that comes in huge swarms and devours everything green.
Where else “arbe” appears- numberמִסְפָּרmispar
number
The amount that results from counting: how many there are.
Where else “mispar” appears
The context
22Her sound is like a serpent that goes off; for with an army they march, and with axes they come against her, like woodcutters.
23 · This verse (above)
24The daughter of Egypt is put to shame; she has been given into the hand of a people of the north.