Jeremiah
Jeremiah 11:4
4which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| which | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I commanded | צִוִּ֣יתִי | ṣiw·wî·ṯî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| your forefathers | אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֡ם | ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1 father |
| when | בְּי֣וֹם | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| I brought them out | הוֹצִיאִֽי־ | hō·w·ṣî·’î- | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H3318 go or come out |
| of the land | מֵאֶֽרֶץ־ | mê·’e·reṣ- | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַיִם֩ | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| out of the iron | הַבַּרְזֶ֜ל | hab·bar·zel | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1270 iron |
| furnace | מִכּ֨וּר | mik·kūr | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3564 smelting-pot or furnace |
| saying | לֵאמֹ֗ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Obey Me | שִׁמְע֤וּ | šim·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| and do | וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם | wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| everything | כְּכֹ֥ל | kə·ḵōl | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| I command you | אֲצַוֶּ֖ה | ’ă·ṣaw·weh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| and you will be | וִהְיִ֤יתֶם | wih·yî·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| My | לִי֙ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| people | לְעָ֔ם | lə·‘ām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| and I | וְאָ֣נֹכִ֔י | wə·’ā·nō·ḵî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| will be | אֶהְיֶ֥ה | ’eh·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| your | לָכֶ֖ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| God | לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ | lê·lō·hîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
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Leviticus 26:12 · Deuteronomy 4:20 · Jeremiah 7:22–23 · Zechariah 8:8 · 2 Corinthians 6:16 · 1 Kings 8:51 · Jeremiah 24:7 · Exodus 24:3–8 · Jeremiah 26:13 · Hebrews 8:8–10 · Ezekiel 36:28 · Ezekiel 11:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.