Study it in the app“Therefore wait for me, declares YHWH, for the day when I rise up for the plunder; for my decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out on them my indignation, all the burning of my anger; for by the fire of my jealousy all the earth will be devoured.”
Thereforeלָכֵןwaitחַכּוּfor me,לִיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהfor the dayלְיוֹםwhen I rise upקוּמִיfor the plunder;לְעַדforכִּיmy decisionמִשְׁפָּטִיis to gatherלֶאֱסֹףnations,גּוֹיִםto assembleלְקָבְצִיkingdoms,מַמְלָכוֹתto pour outלִשְׁפֹּךְon themעֲלֵיהֶםmy indignation,זַעְמִיallכֹּלthe burningחֲרוֹןof my anger;אַפִּיforכִּיby the fireבְּאֵשׁof my jealousyקִנְאָתִיallכָּלthe earthהָאָרֶץwill be devoured.תֵּאָכֵל
wait, wait for
To wait, to wait for something to happen or for someone to act (2 Kings 7:9). In the Psalms and in Isaiah it is also used for waiting on God with trust (Isaiah 30:18).
Where else “chaku” appearsdeclaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appearsYHWH
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” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appearsrise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kumi” appearsprey, plunder
Prey, plunder.
Where else “ad” appearsjudgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpati” appearsassemble
To bring people together in one place.
Where else “esof” appearsGentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appearsgather
To bring people to one place, or to come together there.
Where else “kavtsi” appearskingdom
A land ruled by a king.
Where else “mamlachot” appearsspill
To empty out water or blood; "spill blood" is to kill.
Where else “shepoch” appearsindignation, fury
Indignation: fury, especially God's anger at evil.
Where else “zami” appearsburning anger
Burning of anger.
Where else “charon” appearsanger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “api” appearsfire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appearsjealousy
A husband's burning that tolerates no rivals; so is YHWH with his people.
Where else “kinati” appearsearth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appearsdevour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “teachel” appears“For the plunder” (לְעַד): so reads the Hebrew text; with other vowels (לְעֵד) the same letters say “as a witness.”
7I said, ‘Surely you will fear me, you will accept correction’; and her dwelling would not be cut off, with all that I charged her; but surely they rose early to corrupt all their deeds.
8 · This verse (above)
9For then I will change the peoples to a pure language, so that they may call all of them on the name of YHWH, to serve him with one shoulder.
