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jeremiah_51:50

Jeremiah 51:50

Hebrew
פְּלֵטִ֣ים מֵחֶ֔רֶב הִלְכ֖וּ אַֽל תַּעֲמֹ֑דוּ זִכְר֤וּ מֵֽרָחוֹק֙ אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

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The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. It only ever occurs in conjunction with nouns associated with the definite article הַ.Genesis 1:1
יְהוָ֔הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

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Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
וִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם תַּעֲלֶ֥ה עַל לְבַבְכֶֽם
ESV
“You who have escaped from the sword, go, do not stand still! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come into your mind:
NIV
You who have escaped the sword, leave and do not linger! Remember the LORD in a distant land, and think on Jerusalem.“
NLT
Get out, all you who have escaped the sword! Do not stand and watch– flee while you can! Remember the LORD, though you are in a far-off land, and think about your home in Jerusalem.“
LXX
KJV
Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.

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