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Jeremiah 11:20 וַֽיהוָ֤ה צְבָאֹות֙ שֹׁפֵ֣ט צֶ֔דֶק בֹּחֵ֥ן כְּלָיֹ֖ות וָלֵ֑ב אֶרְאֶ֤ה נִקְמָֽתְךָ֙ מֵהֶ֔ם כִּ֥י אֵלֶ֖יךָ גִּלִּ֥יתִי אֶת־רִיבִֽי׃ 1. Transliteration Va’Adonai tsevāʾōt shōfēt tsedeq, bōḥēn kelāyōt vālev; ʾerʾeh niqmatkha mēhem, kī ʾēleykha gillîtî ʾet-rîvî. 2. Literal Translation And YHWH of hosts, judging righteousness, testing kidneys and heart, I shall see Your vengeance from them, for to You I have uncovered my dispute. 3. Grammar Focus: Participles That Describe What YHWH Is Always Doing This verse uses two powerful Hebrew participles: שֹׁפֵט    בֹּחֵן שֹׁפֵט means “judging” or “one who judges.”… Learn Hebrew