Jeremiah
Jeremiah 25:5
5The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| told | לֵאמֹ֗ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Turn | שֽׁוּבוּ־ | šū·ḇū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| now | נָ֞א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| each of you | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| from your evil | הָֽרָעָה֙ | hā·rā·‘āh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| ways | מִדַּרְכּ֤וֹ | mid·dar·kōw | Preposition-m; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| and | וּמֵרֹ֣עַ | ū·mê·rō·a‘ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7455 badness, evil |
| deeds | מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֔ם | ma·‘al·lê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H4611 deed, practice |
| and you can dwell | וּשְׁבוּ֙ | ū·šə·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the land | הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה | hā·’ă·ḏā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H127 ground, land |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD has given | נָתַ֧ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| to you | לָכֶ֖ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| and your fathers | וְלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם | wə·la·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1 father |
| forever | עוֹלָ֖ם | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| and | וְעַד־ | wə·‘aḏ- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| ever | עוֹלָֽם׃ | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 7:7 · Jeremiah 17:25 · Genesis 17:8 · Isaiah 55:6–7 · Jeremiah 35:15 · Jonah 3:8–10 · Ezekiel 18:30 · Jeremiah 18:11 · Zechariah 1:4–5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.