Jeremiah
Jeremiah 12:16
16And if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives’— just as they once taught My people to swear by Baal— then they will be established among My people.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | וְהָיָ֡ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| they will diligently learn | לָמֹ֣ד | lā·mōḏ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H3925 exercise in, learn |
| the ways | דַּֽרְכֵ֨י | dar·ḵê | Noun - common plural construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| of My people | עַמִּ֜י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| swear | לְהִשָּׁבֵ֤עַ | lə·hiš·šā·ḇê·a‘ | Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H7650 swear |
| by My name | בִּשְׁמִי֙ | biš·mî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H8034 name |
| As surely as the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| lives | חַי־ | ḥay- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2416 alive, living |
| just as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| they | לִמְּדוּ֙ | lim·mə·ḏū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H3925 exercise in, learn |
| My people | עַמִּ֔י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| to swear | לְהִשָּׁבֵ֖עַ | lə·hiš·šā·ḇê·a‘ | Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H7650 swear |
| by Baal | בַּבָּ֑עַל | bab·bā·‘al | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1168 owner, lord |
| then they will be established | וְנִבְנ֖וּ | wə·niḇ·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1129 build |
| among | בְּת֥וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| My people | עַמִּֽי׃ | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 4:2 · Joshua 23:7 · Zephaniah 1:5 · Jeremiah 3:17 · Zechariah 2:11 · Deuteronomy 10:20–21 · Psalm 106:35–36 · Isaiah 65:16 · Jeremiah 5:2 · Isaiah 49:6 · Ephesians 2:19–22 · Isaiah 56:5–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.