Jeremiah 51:14

“YHWH Tsevaot has sworn by himself: Surely I will fill you with human beings as with locusts, and they will raise over you the shout.”

Jeremiah 51:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 51:14, 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
Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

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

Where else “tsevaot” appears
has swornנִשְׁבַּעnishba

swear

To promise with God as witness.

Where else “nishba” appears
by himselfנַפְשׁnafsh

person

Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.

Where else “nafsh” appears
I will fill youמִלֵּאתִיmileti

fill

To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.

Where else “mileti” appears
with human beingsאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

Where else “adam” appears
as with locustsיֶּלֶקyelek

young locust

A young locust, at the stage when it does not yet fly and devours everything green. The name comes from the idea of "licking" or "devouring".

Where else “yelek” appears
and they will raiseעָנוּanu

sing in turns

To sing in turns, so that one choir answers the other.

Where else “anu” appears
the shoutהֵידָדhedad

shout, cheer

A shout: the cheer of those who tread grapes, or a battle cry.

Where else “hedad” appears

The context

13You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come, the measure of your gain.

14 · This verse (above)

15He made the earth by his power, he established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding he stretched out the heavens.

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