Jeremiah

Jeremiah 23:21

²¹I did not send these prophets,

yet they have run with their message;

I did not speak to them,

yet they have prophesied.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I did not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
send	שָׁלַ֥חְתִּי	šā·laḥ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7971 send
these prophets	הַנְּבִאִ֖ים	han·nə·ḇi·’îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
yet they	וְהֵ֣ם	wə·hêm	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
have run with their message	רָ֑צוּ	rā·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7323 run
I did not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
speak	דִבַּ֥רְתִּי	ḏib·bar·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak
to them	אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
yet they	וְהֵ֥ם	wə·hêm	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
have prophesied	נִבָּֽאוּ׃	nib·bā·’ū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5012 prophesy

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