Jeremiah
Jeremiah 29:26
26‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada, to be the chief officer in the house of the LORD, responsible for any madman who acts like a prophet — you must put him in stocks and neck irons.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָ֞ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has appointed | נְתָנְךָ֣ | nə·ṯā·nə·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you priest | כֹהֵ֗ן | ḵō·hên | Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| in place of | תַּ֚חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| Jehoiada | יְהוֹיָדָ֣ע | yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3077 Jehojada |
| to be | לִֽהְי֤וֹת | lih·yō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the chief officer | פְּקִדִים֙ | pə·qi·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H6496 commissioner, deputy, overseer |
| in the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| responsible for any | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| madman | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| who acts like a prophet | וּמִתְנַבֵּ֑א | ū·miṯ·nab·bê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H5012 prophesy |
| you must put | וְנָתַתָּ֥ה | wə·nā·ṯat·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| him | אֹת֛וֹ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| in | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| stocks | הַמַּהְפֶּ֖כֶת | ham·mah·pe·ḵeṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4115 stocks |
| and neck irons | הַצִּינֹֽק׃ | haṣ·ṣî·nōq | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6729 pillory |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 20:1–2 · 2 Kings 9:11 · Hosea 9:7 · Acts 26:24 · John 10:20 · Acts 16:24 · Mark 3:21 · Deuteronomy 13:1–5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.