Jeremiah
Jeremiah 33:20
20“This is what the LORD says: If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that day and night cease to occupy their appointed time,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּ֚ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you can break | תָּפֵ֙רוּ֙ | tā·p̄ê·rū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H6565 break, frustrate |
| My covenant | בְּרִיתִ֣י | bə·rî·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H1285 covenant |
| with the day | הַיּ֔וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| and My covenant | בְּרִיתִ֖י | bə·rî·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H1285 covenant |
| with the night | הַלָּ֑יְלָה | hal·lā·yə·lāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| so that day | יֽוֹמָם־ | yō·w·mām- | Adverb | H3119 daytime, by day |
| and night | וָלַ֖יְלָה | wā·lay·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| cease | וּלְבִלְתִּ֛י | ū·lə·ḇil·tî | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| to occupy | הֱי֥וֹת | hĕ·yō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| their appointed time | בְּעִתָּֽם׃ | bə·‘it·tām | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural | H6256 time |
Cross-references
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Genesis 8:22 · Psalm 89:37 · Isaiah 54:9–10 · Psalm 104:19–23 · Jeremiah 31:35–37 · Jeremiah 33:25–26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.