Jeremiah 7:20

“Therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: Look, my anger and my fury are poured out on this place, on human beings and on livestock, and on the trees of the field and on the fruit of the ground; and it will burn and not be quenched.”

Jeremiah 7:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 7:20, 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
Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

Where else “adona” appears
YHWHיְהֹוִהyehovi

YHWH (with Adonai)

The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".

Where else “yehovi” appears
my angerאַפִּapi

anger

The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.

Where else “api” appears
and my furyחֲמָתִchamati

fury

Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.

Where else “chamati” appears
are poured outנִתֶּכֶתnitechet

pour out

To gush out, like water or God's wrath.

Where else “nitechet” appears
on this placeמָּקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

Where else “makom” appears
on human beingsאָדָםadam

human being

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

Where else “adam” appears
and on livestockבְּהֵמָהbehema

beast

Animals in general.

Where else “behema” appears
and on the treesעֵץets

tree

A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.

Where else “ets” appears
of the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

field

The open country: "the beasts of the field".

Where else “sade” appears
and on the fruitפְּרִיperi

fruit

What a tree or the land produces, which is eaten.

Where else “peri” appears
of the groundאֲדָמָהadama

soil

Farmland, or dust.

Where else “adama” appears
and it will burnבָעֲרָהvaara

burn

For fire to be lit, or to make something be consumed in flames.

Where else “vaara” appears
be quenchedתִכְבֶּהtichbe

go out, quench

Go out (of fire or a lamp); put out, quench.

Where else “tichbe” appears

The context

19Is it me they provoke to anger? declares YHWH. Is it not themselves, to the shame of their own faces?

20 · This verse (above)

21Thus says YHWH Tsevaot, the Elohim of Israel: Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices, and eat flesh.

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