Jeremiah
Jeremiah 10:5
5Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch,
their idols cannot speak.
They must be carried
because they cannot walk.
Do not fear them, for they can do no harm,
and neither can they do any good.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Like scarecrows | כְּתֹ֨מֶר | kə·ṯō·mer | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8560 palm-tree, post |
| in a cucumber patch | מִקְשָׁ֥ה | miq·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4750 place, field, of cucumbers |
| their idols | הֵ֙מָּה֙ | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| cannot | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| speak | יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ | yə·ḏab·bê·rū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1696 speak |
| They must be carried | נָשׂ֥וֹא | nā·śō·w | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| because | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they cannot | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| walk | יִצְעָ֑דוּ | yiṣ·‘ā·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6805 step, march |
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| fear | תִּֽירְא֤וּ | tî·rə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3372 fear |
| them | מֵהֶם֙ | mê·hem | Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | |
| for | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they can do no | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| harm | יָרֵ֔עוּ | yā·rê·‘ū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7489 be evil, bad |
| and | וְגַם־ | wə·ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| neither can they | אֵ֥ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| do any good | הֵיטֵ֖יב | hê·ṭêḇ | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 46:7 · 1 Corinthians 12:2 · Psalm 115:5–8 · Isaiah 41:23–24 · Habakkuk 2:19 · 1 Corinthians 8:4 · Isaiah 46:1 · Revelation 13:14–15 · Psalm 135:16–18 · Isaiah 44:9–10 · Isaiah 45:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.