Jeremiah 49:11

“Leave your orphans; I will keep them alive; and let your widows trust in me.”

Jeremiah 49:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 49:11, word by word

Leaveעָזְבָazva

leave

To not take something along, or put it in another's care.

Where else “azva” appears
your orphansיְתֹמֶיyetome

fatherless

Orphan; above all one who has lost his father.

Where else “yetome” appears
will keep them aliveאֲחַיֶּהachaye

keep alive

To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.

Where else “achaye” appears
and let your widowsאַלְמְנֹתֶיalmnote

widow

Widow.

Where else “almnote” appears
trustתִּבְטָחוּtivtachu

trust

To rely on someone, YHWH or man.

Where else “tivtachu” appears

The context

10For I have stripped Esau bare; I have uncovered his hiding places, and he will not be able to hide himself; his offspring is devastated, and his brothers and his neighbors, and he is no more.

11 · This verse (above)

12For thus says YHWH: Look, those whose judgment was not to drink the cup will certainly drink it; and you, are you the one who will go entirely unpunished? You will not go unpunished, but you will certainly drink.

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