Jeremiah 9:15

With the Hebrew beneath

Jeremiah 9:15, 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

Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.

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the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

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

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of 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.

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will feedמַאֲכִילָmaachila

feed

To feed.

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this peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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wormwoodלַעֲנָהlaana

wormwood

Wormwood: a very bitter plant; an image of what ends in bitterness.

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and give them to drinkהִשְׁקִיתִיhishkiti

give drink

To give water or another liquid to people or animals.

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waterמֵיme

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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of poisonרֹאשׁrosh

poison plant

A bitter, harmful plant.

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Translation note

The same words in 23:15.

The context