Jeremiah
Jeremiah 14:15
15Therefore this is what the LORD says about the prophets who prophesy in My name: I did not send them, yet they say, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’
By sword and famine these very prophets will meet their end!
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | לָכֵ֞ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| this is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| about | עַֽל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the prophets | הַנְּבִאִ֞ים | han·nə·ḇi·’îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| who prophesy | הַנִּבְּאִ֣ים | han·nib·bə·’îm | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H5012 prophesy |
| in My name | בִּשְׁמִי֮ | biš·mî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H8034 name |
| I | וַאֲנִ֣י | wa·’ă·nî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| did not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| send them | שְׁלַחְתִּים֒ | šə·laḥ·tîm | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H7971 send |
| yet they | וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ | wə·hêm·māh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| say | אֹֽמְרִ֔ים | ’ō·mə·rîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| No | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| sword | חֶ֣רֶב | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| or famine | וְרָעָ֔ב | wə·rā·‘āḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| will touch | יִהְיֶ֖ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| this | הַזֹּ֑את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| land | בָּאָ֣רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| By sword | בַּחֶ֤רֶב | ba·ḥe·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| and famine | וּבָֽרָעָב֙ | ū·ḇā·rā·‘āḇ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| these very | הָהֵֽמָּה׃ | hā·hêm·māh | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| prophets | הַנְּבִאִ֖ים | han·nə·ḇi·’îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| will meet their end | יִתַּ֔מּוּ | yit·tam·mū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8552 be complete, finished |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 5:12–13 · Ezekiel 14:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.