| 1. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with hadavar {הַדָּבָר | ha-dā-ḇār} functioning as the head of a relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer}. Hayah {הָיָה | hā-yā-h}, a Qal perfect verb, indicates occurrence, followed by el Yirmeyahu {אֶל־יִרְמְיָהוּ | ʾel yir-mə-yā-hū}, the recipient phrase. Divine source is marked by me’et Yahweh {מֵאֵת יְהוָה | mē-ʾēt Yə-hō-wāh}, and the infinitive construct le’emor {לֵאמֹר | lē-ʾē-mōr} serves as a transition into the prophetic oracle. The rendering preserves Hebrew word order and highlights the formal introduction typical of Jeremiah’s messages. |