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ForכִּיIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלis notלֹאwidowed,אַלְמָןnor Judah,וִיהוּדָהof his Elohim,מֵאֱלֹהָיוof YHWHמֵיְהוָהTsevaot;צְבָאוֹתforכִּיtheir landאַרְצָםis fullמָלְאָהof guiltאָשָׁםagainst the Holy Oneמִקְּדוֹשׁof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Jeremiah 51:5
Study it in the app“For Israel is not widowed, nor Judah, of his Elohim, of YHWH Tsevaot; for their land is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 51:5, word by word
- 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- widowedאַלְמָןalman
widowed
Widowed, left without a companion.
Where else “alman” appears- nor Judahיהוּדָהyhuda
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 “yhuda” appears- of his Elohimאֱלֹהָיelohay
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohay” appears- of 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- their landאַרְצָartsa
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “artsa” appears- is fullמָלְאָהmala
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “mala” appears- of guiltאָשָׁםasham
guilt
What one owes for a wrong done.
Where else “asham” appears- against the Holy Oneקְּדוֹשׁkedosh
Holy One
God, the one wholly set apart and pure, God of Israel.
Where else “kedosh” appears
Translation note
“Their land”: it can be understood as that of the Chaldeans.
The context
4And the slain will fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and those pierced through in her streets.
5 · This verse (above)
6Flee from the midst of Babylon, and save, each one, his life! Do not be silenced in her iniquity, for this is a time of vengeance for YHWH; a recompense he is paying to her.