Jeremiah

Jeremiah 22:17

¹⁷“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing

except your own dishonest gain,

on shedding innocent blood,

on practicing extortion and oppression.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
your eyes	עֵינֶ֙יךָ֙	‘ê·ne·ḵā	Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
and heart	וְלִבְּךָ֔	wə·lib·bə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
nothing	אֵ֤ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
except	כִּ֖י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
your own dishonest gain	בִּצְעֶ֑ךָ	biṣ·‘e·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1215 gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit
on shedding	לִשְׁפּ֔וֹךְ	liš·pō·wḵ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8210 pour out, pour
innocent	הַנָּקִי֙	han·nā·qî	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H5355 clean, free from, exempt
blood	דַּֽם־	dam-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1818 blood
on practicing	לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ס	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
extortion	הָעֹ֥שֶׁק	hā·‘ō·šeq	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6233 oppression, extortion
and	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
oppression	הַמְּרוּצָ֖ה	ham·mə·rū·ṣāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4835 running

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.