Jeremiah
Jeremiah 23:16
16This is what the LORD of Hosts says:
“Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you.
They are filling you with false hopes.
They speak visions from their own minds,
not from the mouth of the LORD.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֗וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| says | אָמַ֞ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Do not | אַֽל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| listen | תִּשְׁמְע֞וּ | tiš·mə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the words | דִּבְרֵ֤י | diḇ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of the prophets | הַנְּבִאִים֙ | 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 |
| to you | לָכֶ֔ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| They are filling you with false hopes | מַהְבִּלִ֥ים | mah·bi·lîm | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H1891 act emptily, become vain |
| They speak | יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ | yə·ḏab·bê·rū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1696 speak |
| visions | חֲז֤וֹן | ḥă·zō·wn | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2377 vision |
| from their own minds | לִבָּם֙ | lib·bām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| not | לֹ֖א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| from the mouth | מִפִּ֥י | mip·pî | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| of the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 14:14 · Ezekiel 13:6 · 2 Corinthians 11:13–15 · Jeremiah 27:9–10 · Galatians 1:8–9 · Ezekiel 13:3 · Matthew 7:15 · Jeremiah 27:14–17 · Jeremiah 23:21 · 1 John 4:1 · 2 Kings 17:15 · Jeremiah 23:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.