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Do notאַלtrustתִּבְטְחוּ לָכֶםin wordsאֶל דִּבְרֵיof falsehood,הַשֶּׁקֶרsaying,לֵאמֹר“The templeהֵיכַלof YHWH,יְהוָהthe templeהֵיכַלof YHWH,יְהוָהthe templeהֵיכַלof YHWHיְהוָהare these.”הֵמָּה
Jeremiah 7:4
Study it in the app“Do not trust in words of falsehood, saying, “The temple of YHWH, the temple of YHWH, the temple of YHWH are these.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 7:4, word by word
- trustתִּבְטְחוּtivtchu
trust
To rely on someone, YHWH or man.
Where else “tivtchu” appears- in wordsדִּבְרֵיdivre
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “divre” appears- of falsehoodשֶּׁקֶרsheker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “sheker” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “The templeהֵיכַלhechal
temple
Literally "palace": YHWH's great house.
Where else “hechal” 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
The context
3Thus says YHWH Tsevaot, the Elohim of Israel: Make good your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place.
4 · This verse (above)
5For if you truly make good your ways and your deeds, if you truly practice justice between a man and his neighbor,