Jeremiah

Jeremiah 11:8

⁸Yet they would not obey or incline their ears, but each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to follow but they did not keep.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet they would	וְלֹ֤א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
obey	שָֽׁמְעוּ֙	šā·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8085 hear
or incline	הִטּ֣וּ	hiṭ·ṭū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
their ears	אָזְנָ֔ם	’ā·zə·nām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H241 ear
but each one	אִ֕ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
followed	וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ	way·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
the stubbornness	בִּשְׁרִיר֖וּת	biš·rî·rūṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8307 firmness
of his evil	הָרָ֑ע	hā·rā‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
heart	לִבָּ֣ם	lib·bām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
So I brought	וָאָבִ֨יא	wā·’ā·ḇî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
on	עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
them	אֶֽת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the curses	דִּבְרֵ֧י	diḇ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
of this	הַזֹּ֛את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
covenant	הַבְּרִית־	hab·bə·rîṯ-	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant
I had commanded them	צִוִּ֥יתִי	ṣiw·wî·ṯî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
to follow	עָשֽׂוּ׃ס	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
but they did not keep	לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.