Jeremiah
Jeremiah 22:5
5But if you do not obey these words, then I swear by Myself, declares the LORD, that this house will become a pile of rubble.’”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But if | וְאִם֙ | wə·’im | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you do not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| obey | תִשְׁמְע֔וּ | ṯiš·mə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| these | הָאֵ֑לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| words | הַדְּבָרִ֖ים | had·də·ḇā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| then I swear | נִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙ | niš·ba‘·tî | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7650 swear |
| by Myself | בִּ֤י | bî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| that | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this | הַזֶּֽה׃ס | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| house | הַבַּ֥יִת | hab·ba·yiṯ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| will become | יִֽהְיֶ֖ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a pile of rubble | לְחָרְבָּ֥ה | lə·ḥā·rə·bāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H2723 waste, desolation, ruin |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Amos 6:8 · Jeremiah 17:27 · Hebrews 6:13 · Genesis 22:16 · Deuteronomy 32:40–42 · Jeremiah 39:8 · Jeremiah 26:6–9 · Isaiah 1:20 · Jeremiah 7:13–14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.