Jeremiah

Jeremiah 10:2

²This is what the LORD says:

“Do not learn the ways of the nations

or be terrified by the signs in the heavens,

though the nations themselves are terrified by them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּ֣ה׀	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
learn	תִּלְמָ֔דוּ	til·mā·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3925 exercise in, learn
the ways	דֶּ֤רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the nations	הַגּוֹיִם֙	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
or be terrified	תֵּחָ֑תּוּ	tê·ḥāt·tū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2865 be shattered, dismayed
by the signs	וּמֵאֹת֥וֹת	ū·mê·’ō·ṯō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H226 sign
in the heavens	הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
though	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the nations	הַגּוֹיִ֖ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
are terrified	יֵחַ֥תּוּ	yê·ḥat·tū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2865 be shattered, dismayed
by them	מֵהֵֽמָּה׃	mê·hêm·māh	Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.