Jeremiah 5:11

“For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have utterly betrayed me, declares YHWH.”

Jeremiah 5:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 5:11, word by word

the houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

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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.

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of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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have utterly betrayedבָגוֹדvagod

act treacherously

Be unfaithful: break one's word or someone's trust.

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declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

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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.

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The context

10Go up through her vine rows and destroy, but a full end do not make; remove her branches, for they are not YHWH’s.

11 · This verse (above)

12They have denied YHWH and said, ‘Not he! And no evil will come upon us, and sword and famine we will not see.

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