Jeremiah
Jeremiah 23:17
17They keep saying to those who despise Me,
‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’
and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart,
‘No harm will come to you.’
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They keep saying | אֹמְרִ֤ים | ’ō·mə·rîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to those who despise Me | לִֽמְנַאֲצַ֔י | lim·na·’ă·ṣay | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H5006 contemn, spurn |
| The LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says that | דִּבֶּ֣ר | dib·ber | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| you will have | יִֽהְיֶ֣ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| peace | שָׁל֖וֹם | šā·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| to everyone | וְ֠כֹל | wə·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| who walks | הֹלֵ֞ךְ | hō·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in the stubbornness | בִּשְׁרִר֤וּת | biš·ri·rūṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H8307 firmness |
| of his own heart | לִבּוֹ֙ | lib·bōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| No | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| harm | רָעָֽה׃ | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| will come | תָב֥וֹא | ṯā·ḇō·w | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to you | עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם | ‘ă·lê·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H5921 height |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Micah 3:11 · Jeremiah 13:10 · Amos 9:10 · Jeremiah 9:14 · Deuteronomy 29:19 · Jeremiah 5:12 · Micah 3:5 · Jeremiah 8:11 · Jeremiah 6:14 · Zechariah 10:2 · Jeremiah 18:18 · Ezekiel 13:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.