Jeremiah

Jeremiah 12:6

⁶Even your brothers—

your own father’s household—

even they have betrayed you;

even they have cried aloud against you.

Do not trust them,

though they speak well of you.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Even	כִּ֧י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
your brothers	אַחֶ֣יךָ	’a·ḥe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
your own father’s	אָבִ֗יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
household	וּבֵית־	ū·ḇêṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
even	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
they	הֵ֙מָּה֙	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
have betrayed	בָּ֣גְדוּ	bā·ḡə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H898 act or deal treacherously
you	בָ֔ךְ	ḇāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular
even	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
they	הֵ֛מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
have cried	קָרְא֥וּ	qā·rə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
aloud	מָלֵ֑א	mā·lê	Adjective - masculine singular	H4392 full
against you	אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ	’a·ḥă·re·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H310 behind
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
trust	תַּאֲמֵ֣ן	ta·’ă·mên	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H539 confirm, support
them	בָּ֔ם	bām	Preposition; third person masculine plural
though	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they speak	יְדַבְּר֥וּ	yə·ḏab·bə·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1696 speak
well	טוֹבֽוֹת׃ס	ṭō·w·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
of you	אֵלֶ֖יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 26:25 · Jeremiah 9:4 · Psalm 12:2 · Genesis 37:4–11 · Micah 7:5–6 · Matthew 10:21 · Jeremiah 11:21 · Psalm 69:8 · Jeremiah 11:19 · Ezekiel 33:30–31 · Jeremiah 20:10 · Matthew 22:16–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.