Jeremiah 6:12

“And their houses will be turned over to others, fields and wives together; for I will stretch out my hand against the inhabitants of the land, declares YHWH.”

Jeremiah 6:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 6:12, word by word

And their housesבָתֵּיvate

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

Where else “vate” appears
will be turned overנָסַבּוּnasabu

turn

To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.

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to othersאֲחֵרִיםacherim

other

Other, another; next.

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fieldsשָׂדוֹתsadot

farmland

Land that is farmed.

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and wivesנָשִׁיםnashim

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

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togetherיַחְדָּוyachdav

together

Together, at the same time.

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I will stretch outאַטֶּהate

stretch out

To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.

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my handיָדִyadi

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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against the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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of the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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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.

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The context

11But I am full of the fury of YHWH; I am weary of holding in. “Pour out on the child in the street, and on the gathering of young men together; for both husband with wife will be taken, the old with the one full of days.

12 · This verse (above)

13For from the least of them even to the greatest of them, everyone is greedy for gain; and from prophet even to priest, everyone practices falsehood.

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