Jeremiah 16 — Rabbi

Jeremiah 16:1

וַיְהִ֥י

hâyâh

and — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) דְבַר

dâbâr

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause יְהוָ֖ה

Yᵉhôvâh

(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God אֵלַ֥י

ʼêl

near, with or among; often in general, to לֵאמֹֽר

ʼâmar

to/for — to say (used with great latitude)

Jeremiah 16:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)

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The word of the Lord also came to me, saying,

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Jeremiah's forbidden marriage joins the belt (ch.13) as a second enacted prophecy - his own body and household made part of the message itself.

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“The word of the Lord also came to me, saying,”

Jeremiah 16:1

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