Jeremiah 7:28

“And you will say to them, ‘This is the nation that did not listen to the voice of YHWH its Elohim and did not accept correction; faithfulness has perished, and it has been cut off from their mouth.’”

Jeremiah 7:28 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 7:28, word by word

And you will say to themאָמַרְתָּamarta

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amarta” appears
the nationגּוֹיgoy

nation

A people with their land; also Israel.

Where else “goy” appears
listenשָׁמְעוּshamu

obey

To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.

Where else “shamu” appears
to the voiceקוֹלkol

voice

What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.

Where else “kol” 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
its Elohimאֱלֹהָיelohay

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohay” appears
acceptלָקְחוּlakchu

accept

To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.

Where else “lakchu” appears
correctionמוּסָרmusar

discipline, correction

Discipline: teaching that straightens, sometimes with punishment; it comes from the verb "discipline."

Where else “musar” appears
faithfulnessאֱמוּנָהemuna

faithfulness

Being dependable, always keeping one's word, like YHWH.

Where else “emuna” appears
has perishedאָבְדָהavda

perish

To die, be ruined.

Where else “avda” appears
and it has been cut offנִכְרְתָהnichrta

cut off

To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.

Where else “nichrta” appears
from their mouth.’פִּיpi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

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The context

27And you will speak to them all these words, but they will not listen to you; and you will call to them, but they will not answer you.

28 · This verse (above)

29Cut off your hair and throw it away, and raise on the bare heights a lament, for YHWH has rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.

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