Jeremiah
Jeremiah 23:25–27
25“I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’ 26How long will this continue in the hearts of these prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the delusion of their own minds? 27They suppose the dreams that they tell one another will make My people forget My name, just as their fathers forgot My name through the worship of Baal.
Word by word
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Jeremiah 23:25
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have heard | שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי | šā·ma‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H8085 hear |
| the sayings | אָֽמְרוּ֙ | ’ā·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| of the prophets | הַנְּבִאִ֔ים | han·nə·ḇi·’îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| who prophesy | הַֽנִּבְּאִ֥ים | han·nib·bə·’îm | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H5012 prophesy |
| lies | שֶׁ֖קֶר | še·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| in My name | בִּשְׁמִ֛י | biš·mî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H8034 name |
| I had a dream | חָלַ֖מְתִּי | ḥā·lam·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H2492 be healthy, strong |
| I had a dream | חָלָֽמְתִּי׃ | ḥā·lā·mə·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H2492 be healthy, strong |
Jeremiah 23:26
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How long | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| will this continue | הֲיֵ֛שׁ | hă·yêš | Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| in the hearts | בְּלֵ֥ב | bə·lêḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| of these prophets | הַנְּבִאִ֖ים | han·nə·ḇi·’îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| who prophesy | נִבְּאֵ֣י | nib·bə·’ê | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H5012 prophesy |
| falsehood | הַשָּׁ֑קֶר | haš·šā·qer | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| these prophets | וּנְבִיאֵ֖י | ū·nə·ḇî·’ê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| of the delusion | תַּרְמִ֥ת | tar·miṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8649 fraud |
| of their own minds | לִבָּֽם׃ | lib·bām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
Jeremiah 23:27
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They suppose | הַחֹשְׁבִ֗ים | ha·ḥō·šə·ḇîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H2803 think, account |
| the dreams | בַּחֲל֣וֹמֹתָ֔ם | ba·ḥă·lō·w·mō·ṯām | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H2472 dream |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| they tell | יְסַפְּר֖וּ | yə·sap·pə·rū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5608 count |
| one | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| another | לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ | lə·rê·‘ê·hū | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| My people | עַמִּי֙ | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| forget | לְהַשְׁכִּ֤יחַ | lə·haš·kî·aḥ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7911 forget |
| My name | שְׁמִ֔י | šə·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H8034 name |
| just as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| their fathers | אֲבוֹתָ֛ם | ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
| forgot | שָׁכְח֧וּ | šā·ḵə·ḥū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7911 forget |
| My name | שְׁמִ֖י | šə·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H8034 name |
| through the worship of Baal | בַּבָּֽעַל׃ | bab·bā·‘al | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1168 owner, lord |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 23:25 Jeremiah 23:32 · Jeremiah 23:28 · Jeremiah 29:8 · Joel 2:28 · Jeremiah 8:6 · 1 Corinthians 4:5 · Numbers 12:6
Jeremiah 23:26 1 Timothy 4:1–2 · Jeremiah 14:14 · 2 Timothy 4:3 · 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11 · 2 Peter 2:13–16
Jeremiah 23:27 Judges 8:33–34 · Judges 3:7 · Judges 10:6 · Acts 13:8 · Jeremiah 29:8 · 2 Kings 21:3 · Deuteronomy 13:1–5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.