Jeremiah

Jeremiah 29:8

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.

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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

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.