Jeremiah
Jeremiah 17:27
27But if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in its gates to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.’”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But if | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you do not | לֹ֨א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| listen | תִשְׁמְע֜וּ | ṯiš·mə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| to Me | אֵלַ֗י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| to keep | לְקַדֵּשׁ֙ | lə·qad·dêš | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H6942 be set apart, consecrated |
| the Sabbath | הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת | haš·šab·bāṯ | Article; Noun - common singular | H7676 Sabbath |
| day | י֣וֹם | yō·wm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| by not | וּלְבִלְתִּ֣י׀ | ū·lə·ḇil·tî | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| carrying | שְׂאֵ֣ת | śə·’êṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| a load | מַשָּׂ֗א | maś·śā | Noun - masculine singular | H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute |
| while entering | וּבֹ֛א | ū·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the gates | בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥י | bə·ša·‘ă·rê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H8179 gate |
| of Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| on the Sabbath | הַשַּׁבָּ֑ת | haš·šab·bāṯ | Article; Noun - common singular | H7676 Sabbath |
| day | בְּי֣וֹם | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| then I will kindle | וְהִצַּ֧תִּי | wə·hiṣ·ṣat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H3341 kindle, burn |
| an unquenchable | תִכְבֶּֽה׃פ | ṯiḵ·beh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3518 be quenched, extinguished, go out |
| fire | אֵ֣שׁ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| in its gates | בִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יהָ | biš·‘ā·re·hā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H8179 gate |
| to consume | וְאָֽכְלָ֛ה | wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H398 eat |
| the citadels | אַרְמְנ֥וֹת | ’ar·mə·nō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural construct | H759 citadel |
| of Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Kings 25:9 · Jeremiah 7:20 · Jeremiah 21:14 · Amos 2:4–5 · Amos 1:14 · Ezekiel 22:8 · Jeremiah 52:13 · Lamentations 4:11 · Zechariah 7:11–14 · Isaiah 1:20 · Jeremiah 49:27 · Jeremiah 17:21–22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.