Jeremiah 50:25

“YHWH has opened his armory and brought out the weapons of his indignation; for this is a work for Adonai YHWH Tsevaot in the land of the Chaldeans.”

Jeremiah 50:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 50:25, word by word

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
has openedפָּתַחpatach

open

To open a door, mouth or eyes.

Where else “patach” appears
his armoryאוֹצָרotsar

storehouse

The place where valuables are kept.

Where else “otsar” appears
and brought outיּוֹצֵאyotse

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

Where else “yotse” appears
the weaponsכְּלֵיkele

weapon

What is carried to war to fight with: sword, bow, spear.

Where else “kele” appears
of his indignationזַעְמzam

indignation, fury

Indignation: fury, especially God's anger at evil.

Where else “zam” appears
is a workמְלָאכָהmelacha

work

The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.

Where else “melacha” appears
for Adonaiאדֹנָdona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

Where else “dona” appears
YHWHיְהוִהyehvi

YHWH (with Adonai)

The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".

Where else “yehvi” appears
Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.

Where else “tsevaot” appears
in the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears
of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkasdim

Chaldean

The Chaldeans, or the Babylonians.

Where else “kasdim” appears

The context

24I set a snare for you, and indeed you were caught, Babylon, and you did not know it; you were found and indeed seized, because you engaged in strife against YHWH.

25 · This verse (above)

26Come against her from the farthest end; open her granaries; pile her up like heaps, and devote her to destruction; let there be no remnant of her.

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