1 Kings
1 Kings 22:23
23So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | וְעַתָּ֗ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| you see | הִנֵּ֨ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has put | נָתַ֤ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| a lying | שֶׁ֔קֶר | še·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| spirit | ר֣וּחַ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular construct | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| in the mouths | בְּפִ֖י | bə·p̄î | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| of all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| these | אֵ֑לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| prophets of yours | נְבִיאֶ֣יךָ | nə·ḇî·’e·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| and the LORD | וַֽיהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has pronounced | דִּבֶּ֥ר | dib·ber | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| disaster | רָעָֽה׃ | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| against you | עָלֶ֖יךָ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 14:9 · Isaiah 6:9–10 · Matthew 24:24–25 · 2 Chronicles 25:16 · Isaiah 44:20 · Isaiah 3:11 · Deuteronomy 2:30 · 1 Kings 20:42 · Numbers 24:13 · 1 Kings 22:8–11 · Numbers 23:19–20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.