Jeremiah 50:4

“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.”

Jeremiah 50:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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".

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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 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.

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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.

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togetherיַחְדָּוyachdav

together

Together, at the same time.

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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.

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they will goיֵלֵכוּyelechu

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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their Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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they will seekיְבַקֵּשׁוּyevakeshu

seek

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

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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.”

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