Jeremiah

Jeremiah 27:14

¹⁴Do not listen to the words of the prophets who say, ‘You must not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying to you a lie.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	וְאַֽל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
listen	תִּשְׁמְע֞וּ	tiš·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H8085 hear
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the words	דִּבְרֵ֣י	diḇ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
of the prophets	הַנְּבִאִ֗ים	han·nə·ḇi·’îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
who say	הָאֹמְרִ֤ים	hā·’ō·mə·rîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H559 utter, say
You must not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
serve	תַעַבְד֖וּ	ṯa·‘aḇ·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
the king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶ֑ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they	הֵ֖ם	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
are prophesying	נִבְּאִ֥ים	nib·bə·’îm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H5012 prophesy
to you	לָכֶֽם׃	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
a lie	שֶׁ֔קֶר	še·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.