Jeremiah 50:20

“In those days and in that time, declares YHWH, the iniquity of Israel will be sought, and there will be none; and the sins of Judah, and they will not be found; for I will forgive those whom I leave as a remnant.”

Jeremiah 50:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 50:20, word by word

In those daysיָּמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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and in that timeעֵתet

time

The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".

Where else “et” appears
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.

Where else “yehva” appears
the iniquityעֲוֺןavon

iniquity

A serious wrong.

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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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will be soughtיְבֻקַּשׁyevukash

seek

To go after someone or something in order to find it.

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and the sinsחַטֹּאתchatot

sin

Failing God, not doing what he asks.

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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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be foundתִמָּצֶאינָהtimatsena

find

To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.

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I will forgiveאֶסְלַחeslach

forgive

Forgive, pardon. In the Bible this verb has only God as its subject.

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I leave as a remnantאַשְׁאִירashir

leave

To leave something over.

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The context

19And I will bring back Israel to his fold, and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan, and on the mountain of Ephraim and Gilead his soul will be satisfied.

20 · This verse (above)

21Against the land of Merathaim, go up against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod; slay and devote them to destruction after them, declares YHWH, and do according to all that I have commanded you.

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