ThereforeלָכֵןthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot:צְבָאוֹת“Look, Iהִנְנִיwill refine themצוֹרְפָםand assay them,וּבְחַנְתִּיםforכִּיhow elseאֵיךְcan I actאֶעֱשֶׂהbecause ofמִפְּנֵיthe daughterבַּתof my people?עַמִּי
Jeremiah 9:7
Study it in the app“Therefore thus says YHWH Tsevaot: “Look, I will refine them and assay them, for how else can I act because of the daughter of my people?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 9:7, 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.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- will refine themצוֹרְפָtsorfa
test
To test people as silver is purified.
Where else “tsorfa” appears- and assay themבְחַנְתִּיvechanti
test, examine
Test, examine to find out whether something is true or genuine, as metal is tested.
Where else “vechanti” appears- can I actאֶעֱשֶׂהeese
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “eese” appears- because ofפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- the daughterבַּתbat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bat” appears- of my peopleעַמִּami
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “ami” appears
The context
6Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, declares YHWH.
7 · This verse (above)
8A deadly arrow is their tongue; it speaks deceit; with his mouth one speaks peace to his neighbor, but within him he sets his ambush.