Jeremiah 5:22

“Do you not fear me? declares YHWH. Do you not tremble before me, who placed the sand as the boundary for the sea, an eternal decree, and it cannot pass beyond it? And they toss, but they cannot prevail; and its waves roar, but they cannot pass beyond it.”

Jeremiah 5:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 5:22, word by word

fearתִירָאוּtirau

revere

To revere God, or honor one's parents.

Where else “tirau” appears
declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

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

Where else “neum” appears
YHWHיְהֹוָהyehova

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 “yehova” appears
trembleתָחִילוּtachilu

writhe

To twist and shudder from sharp pain or from fear.

Where else “tachilu” appears
before meפָּנַpana

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “pana” appears
placedשַׂמְתִּיsamti

put

To put something somewhere.

Where else “samti” appears
the sandחוֹלchol

sand

Sand.

Where else “chol” appears
as the boundaryגְּבוּלgevul

border

The border of a land.

Where else “gevul” appears
for the seaיָּםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

Where else “yam” appears
an eternalעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

Where else “olam” appears
decreeחָקchak

statute

A rule that God or a king sets and that must be kept.

Where else “chak” appears
pass beyond itיַעַבְרֶyaavre

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

Where else “yaavre” appears
And they tossיִּתְגָּעֲשׁוּyitgaashu

shake, be shaken

To shake violently, to be stirred up. Said of the earth, of waters or of someone who staggers.

Where else “yitgaashu” appears
prevailיוּכָלוּyuchalu

prevail

To come out victorious against someone stronger or greater.

Where else “yuchalu” appears
and its wavesגַלָּיgalay

wave

The rising swell of the sea.

Where else “galay” appears
roarהָמוּhamu

roar

To make a great din, like the sea or a crowd.

Where else “hamu” appears

The context

21‘Hear now this, senseless people without heart, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.

22 · This verse (above)

23But this people has a stubborn and rebellious heart; they have turned aside and gone away.

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