ThereforeלָכֵןthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה“Look, Iהִנְנִיam placingנֹתֵןbefore this peopleאֶל הָעָם הַזֶּהstumbling blocks,מִכְשֹׁלִיםand they will stumbleוְכָשְׁלוּover them,בָםfathersאָבוֹתand sonsוּבָנִיםtogether;יַחְדָּוneighborשָׁכֵןand his friendוְרֵעוֹwill perish.”וְאָבָדוּ
Jeremiah 6:21
Study it in the app“Therefore thus says YHWH: “Look, I am placing before this people stumbling blocks, and they will stumble over them, fathers and sons together; neighbor and his friend will perish.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 6:21, word by word
- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” 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- am placingנֹתֵןnoten
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “noten” appears- before this peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- stumbling blocksמִכְשֹׁלִיםmichsholim
stumbling block
A stumbling block: something that makes someone fall; an obstacle.
Where else “michsholim” appears- and they will stumbleכָשְׁלוּchashlu
stumble
To lose one's balance while walking until one falls.
Where else “chashlu” appears- fathersאָבוֹתavot
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avot” appears- and sonsבָנִיםvanim
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanim” appears- togetherיַחְדָּוyachdav
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachdav” appears- neighborשָׁכֵןshachen
neighbor, resident
Neighbor (man or woman); also a temporary resident.
Where else “shachen” appears- and his friendרֵעre
companion
A companion, a friend.
Where else “re” appears- will perishאָבָדוּavadu
perish
To die, be ruined.
Where else “avadu” appears
The context
20What use to me is frankincense that comes from Sheba, or the good cane from a land far away? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, and your sacrifices are not pleasing to me.”
21 · This verse (above)
22Thus says YHWH: “Look, a people is coming from the land of the north, and a great nation is stirred up from the far reaches of the earth.