Jeremiah

Jeremiah 27:16

¹⁶Then I said to the priests and to all this people, “This is what the LORD says: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, ‘Look, very soon now the articles from the house of the LORD will be brought back from Babylon.’ They are prophesying to you a lie.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then I said	דִּבַּ֣רְתִּי	dib·bar·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak
to	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
the priests	הַכֹּהֲנִים֩	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
and to	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
this	הַזֶּ֜ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
people	הָעָ֨ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
This is what	כֹּה֮	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָה֒	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Do not	אַֽל־	’al-	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 your prophets	נְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֗ם	nə·ḇî·’ê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
who prophesy	הַֽנִּבְּאִ֤ים	han·nib·bə·’îm	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H5012 prophesy
to you	לָכֶם֙	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Look	הִנֵּ֨ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
very soon	מְהֵרָ֑ה	mə·hê·rāh	Adverb	H4120 haste, speed
now	עַתָּ֣ה	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
the articles	כְלֵ֧י	ḵə·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
from the house	בֵית־	ḇêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will be brought back	מוּשָׁבִ֥ים	mū·šā·ḇîm	Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
from Babylon	מִבָּבֶ֖לָה	mib·bā·ḇe·lāh	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
They	הֵ֖מָּה	hêm·māh	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.