Jeremiah
Jeremiah 23:27
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.
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| 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.
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.