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They have deniedכִּחֲשׁוּYHWHבַּיהוָהand said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ‘Notלֹאhe!הוּאAnd noוְלֹאevilרָעָהwill comeתָבוֹאupon us,עָלֵינוּand swordוְחֶרֶבand famineוְרָעָבwe will notלוֹאsee.נִרְאֶה
Jeremiah 5:12
Study it in the app“They have denied YHWH and said, ‘Not he! And no evil will come upon us, and sword and famine we will not see.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 5:12, word by word
- They have deniedכִּחֲשׁוּkichashu
deny
To say what is not so, or deny what is true.
Where else “kichashu” appears- YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears- and saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- evilרָעָהraa
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appears- will comeתָבוֹאtavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “tavo” appears- and swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- and famineרָעָבraav
famine, hunger
Hunger; famine, a shortage of food in a region.
Where else “raav” appears- seeנִרְאֶהnire
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “nire” appears
The context
11For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have utterly betrayed me, declares YHWH.
12 · This verse (above)
13And the prophets will become wind, and the word is not in them; thus it will be done to them.’”