Jeremiah
Jeremiah 25:6
6Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | וְאַל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| follow | תֵּלְכ֗וּ | tê·lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| other | אֲחֵרִ֔ים | ’ă·ḥê·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H312 another |
| gods | אֱלֹהִ֣ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| to serve | לְעָבְדָ֖ם | lə·‘ā·ḇə·ḏām | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| and worship | וּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֣ת | ū·lə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wōṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | H7812 bow down |
| them | לָהֶ֑ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| and do not | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| provoke Me to anger | תַכְעִ֤יסוּ | ṯaḵ·‘î·sū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3707 be vexed, angry |
| with the works | בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה | bə·ma·‘ă·śêh | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4639 deed, work |
| of your hands | יְדֵיכֶ֔ם | yə·ḏê·ḵem | Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
| Then I will do you no | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| harm | אָרַ֖ע | ’ā·ra‘ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7489 be evil, bad |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 8:19 · Jeremiah 35:15 · Jeremiah 7:6 · 2 Kings 17:35 · Deuteronomy 6:14 · 1 Kings 14:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.