Jeremiah
Jeremiah 23:33
33“Now when this people or a prophet or priest asks you, ‘What is the burden of the LORD?’ you are to say to them, ‘What burden? I will forsake you, declares the LORD.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now when | וְכִי־ | wə·ḵî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this | הַזֶּ֜ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| people | הָעָ֨ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| or | אֽוֹ־ | ’ōw- | Conjunction | H176 or |
| a prophet | הַנָּבִ֤יא | han·nā·ḇî | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| or | אֽוֹ־ | ’ōw- | Conjunction | H176 or |
| priest | כֹהֵן֙ | ḵō·hên | Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| asks you | יִשְׁאָלְךָ֩ | yiš·’ā·lə·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H7592 ask, inquire |
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| is the burden | מַשָּׂ֖א | maś·śā | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| you are to say | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| to them | אֲלֵיהֶם֙ | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| burden | מַשָּׂ֔א | maś·śā | Noun - masculine singular | H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute |
| I will forsake | וְנָטַשְׁתִּ֥י | wə·nā·ṭaš·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5203 leave, forsake, permit |
| you | אֶתְכֶ֖ם | ’eṯ·ḵem | Direct object marker; second person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| 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.
Malachi 1:1 · Deuteronomy 32:19–20 · Nahum 1:1 · Hosea 9:12 · Isaiah 13:1 · Habakkuk 1:1 · Jeremiah 12:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.