In those daysבַּיָּמִים הָהֵמָּהand in that time,וּבָעֵת הַהִיאdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהthe sonsבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwill come,יָבֹאוּtheyהֵמָּהand the sonsוּבְנֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהtogether;יַחְדָּוgoingהָלוֹךְand weepingוּבָכוֹthey will go,יֵלֵכוּand YHWHוְ יְהוָהtheir Elohimאֱלֹהֵיהֶםthey will seek.יְבַקֵּשׁוּ
Jeremiah 50:4
Study it in the app“In those days and in that time, declares YHWH, the sons of Israel will come, they and the sons of Judah together; going and weeping they will go, and YHWH their Elohim they will seek.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 50:4, word by word
- In those daysיָּמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- 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".
Where else “neum” appears- 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 sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- will comeיָבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- 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.
Where else “yehuda” appears- togetherיַחְדָּוyachdav
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachdav” appears- goingהָלוֹךְhaloch
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “haloch” appears- and weepingבָכוֹvacho
weep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “vacho” appears- they will goיֵלֵכוּyelechu
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelechu” appears- their Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- they will seekיְבַקֵּשׁוּyevakeshu
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “yevakeshu” appears
The context
3For a nation from the north has come up against her; it will make her land a horror, and there will be no inhabitant in it; from human being to livestock they have fled, they have gone.
4 · This verse (above)
5They will ask about Zion, about the way, with their faces set this way: “Come, and join yourselves to YHWH in an eternal covenant that will not be forgotten.”