Jeremiah

Jeremiah 29:8–9

⁸For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you, and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from them. ⁹For they are falsely prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, declares the LORD.”^b

Footnotes

b 29:9 Some translators close the written portion of this letter later in the chapter.

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Jeremiah 29:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּי֩	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this is what	כֹ֨ה	ḵōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָאוֹת֙	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
says	אָמַ֜ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
be deceived	יַשִּׁ֧יאוּ	yaš·šî·’ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5377 beguile, deceive
by the prophets	נְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֥ם	nə·ḇî·’ê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
and diviners	וְקֹֽסְמֵיכֶ֑ם	wə·qō·sə·mê·ḵem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H7080 practise divination
among you	בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֖ם	bə·qir·bə·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H7130 inward part, midst
and do not	וְאַֽל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
listen	תִּשְׁמְעוּ֙	tiš·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H8085 hear
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the dreams	חֲלֹמֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם	ḥă·lō·mō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H2472 dream
you elicit from them	אַתֶּ֖ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou

Jeremiah 29:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they	הֵ֛ם	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
are falsely prophesying	נִבְּאִ֥ים	nib·bə·’îm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H5012 prophesy
to you	לָכֶ֖ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
in My name	בִּשְׁמִ֑י	biš·mî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H8034 name
I have not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
sent them	שְׁלַחְתִּ֖ים	šə·laḥ·tîm	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H7971 send
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃ס	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

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Jeremiah 29:8 Ephesians 5:6 · 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11 · Jeremiah 5:31 · Revelation 13:14 · 2 Timothy 3:13 · Jeremiah 14:14 · Jeremiah 28:15 · Jeremiah 27:14–15 · Jeremiah 27:9 · 2 Peter 2:2–3 · Matthew 24:24 · Luke 21:8

Jeremiah 29:9 Jeremiah 27:15 · Jeremiah 29:31

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.