Jeremiah
Jeremiah 23:32
32“Indeed,” declares the LORD, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent them or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people,” declares the LORD.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indeed | הִ֠נְנִי | hin·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| I am against | עַֽל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| those who prophesy | נִבְּאֵ֞י | nib·bə·’ê | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H5012 prophesy |
| false | שֶׁ֙קֶר֙ | še·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| dreams | חֲלֹמ֥וֹת | ḥă·lō·mō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural construct | H2472 dream |
| and retell them | וַֽיְסַפְּרוּם֙ | way·sap·pə·rūm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural | H5608 count |
| to lead My people | עַמִּ֔י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| astray | וַיַּתְע֣וּ | way·yaṯ·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8582 err |
| with their reckless | וּבְפַחֲזוּתָ֑ם | ū·ḇə·p̄a·ḥă·zū·ṯām | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H6350 recklessness, extravagance |
| lies | בְּשִׁקְרֵיהֶ֖ם | bə·šiq·rê·hem | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| It was not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| I | וְאָנֹכִ֨י | wə·’ā·nō·ḵî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| who sent them | שְׁלַחְתִּ֜ים | šə·laḥ·tîm | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H7971 send |
| or commanded them | צִוִּיתִ֗ים | ṣiw·wî·ṯîm | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| and they are of no | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| benefit | וְהוֹעֵ֛יל | wə·hō·w·‘êl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H3276 profit, avail, benefit |
| at all | יוֹעִ֥ילוּ | yō·w·‘î·lū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3276 profit, avail, benefit |
| to these | הַזֶּ֖ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| people | לָֽעָם־ | lā·‘ām- | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| 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.
Zephaniah 3:4 · Lamentations 2:14 · Ezekiel 13:7–18 · Jeremiah 7:8 · Zechariah 13:2–3 · Matthew 15:14 · Jeremiah 29:31 · Jeremiah 28:15–17 · Isaiah 3:12 · Jeremiah 29:21–23 · Jeremiah 23:16 · Deuteronomy 18:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.