Jeremiah 7:12

“For go now to my place that was in Shiloh, where I made my name dwell at the first, and see what I did to it because of the evil of my people Israel.”

Jeremiah 7:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 7:12, word by word

goלְכוּlechu

go

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

Where else “lechu” appears
to my placeמְקוֹמִmekomi

place

A place, a spot.

Where else “mekomi” appears
in Shilohשִׁילוֹshilo

Shiloh

See it on the mapWhere else “shilo” appears
I madeשִׁכַּנְתִּיshikanti

make dwell

To make dwell: "to make his name dwell there".

Where else “shikanti” appears
my nameשְׁמִshemi

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

Where else “shemi” appears
at the firstרִאשׁוֹנָהrishona

former

What already happened or existed before, in past times.

Where else “rishona” appears
and seeרְאוּreu

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “reu” appears
I did to itעָשִׂיתִיasiti

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asiti” appears
because ofפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “pene” appears
the evilרָעַתraat

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “raat” appears
of my peopleעַמִּami

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

Where else “ami” appears
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

Places in this verse

JerusalemShiloh
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Shiloh

    Today: Khirbet Seilun (Tel Shiloh), West Bank

    A town in the hills of Ephraim, about 19 miles (30 km) north of Jerusalem.

    The tabernacle stood there in the days of Joshua and Eli (Josh 18:1; 1 Sam 1:3). Hannah prayed there, and Samuel was born (1 Sam 1:9-20).

    Joshua 18:11 Samuel 1:31 Samuel 4:3Jeremiah 7:12

The context

11Has this house, over which my name is called, become a den of robbers in your eyes? I too, look, have seen it, declares YHWH.

12 · This verse (above)

13And now, because you have done all these deeds, declares YHWH, and I spoke to you, rising early and speaking, but you did not listen, and I called you, but you did not answer,

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