Jeremiah

Jeremiah 34:16–17

16But now you have changed your minds and profaned My name. Each of you has taken back the menservants and maidservants whom you had set at liberty to go wherever they wanted, and you have again forced them to be your slaves.

17Therefore this is what the LORD says: You have not obeyed Me; you have not proclaimed freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. So now I proclaim freedom for you, declares the LORD — freedom to fall by sword, by plague, and by famine! I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.

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Jeremiah 34:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But now you have changed your mindsוַתָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙wat·tā·šu·ḇūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine pluralH7725 turn back, return
and profanedוַתְּחַלְּל֣וּwat·tə·ḥal·lə·lūConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine pluralH2490 bore, pierce
My nameשְׁמִ֔יšə·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH8034 name
Each of youאִ֤ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
has taken backוַתָּשִׁ֗בוּwat·tā·ši·ḇūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine pluralH7725 turn back, return
the menservants and maidservantsעַבְדּוֹ֙‘aḇ·dōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
whomאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
you had setשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥םšil·laḥ·temVerb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH7971 send
at libertyחָפְשִׁ֖יםḥā·p̄ə·šîmAdjective - masculine pluralH2670 free
to go wherever they wantedלְנַפְשָׁ֑םlə·nap̄·šāmPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
and you have again forcedוַתִּכְבְּשׁ֣וּwat·tiḵ·bə·šūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine pluralH3533 subdue, bring into bondage
themאֹתָ֔ם’ō·ṯāmDirect object marker; third person masculine pluralH853 mark of the accusative
to beלִֽהְי֣וֹתlih·yō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
yourלָכֶ֔םlā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
slavesלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine pluralH5650 slave, servant

Jeremiah 34:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thereforeלָכֵן֮lā·ḵênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
this is whatכֹּה־kōh-AdverbH3541 thus, here
the LORDיְהוָה֒Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saysאָמַ֣ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Youאַתֶּם֙’at·temPronoun - second person masculine pluralH859 thou
have notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣םšə·ma‘·temVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH8085 hear
Meאֵלַ֔י’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
you have not proclaimedלִקְרֹ֣אliq·rōPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7121 call, proclaim, read
freedomדְר֔וֹרḏə·rō·wrNoun - masculine singularH1865 a flowing; free run, liberty
each manאִ֥ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
for his brotherלְאָחִ֖יוlə·’ā·ḥîwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH251 brother
and for his neighborלְרֵעֵ֑הוּlə·rê·‘ê·hūPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7453 shouting, roar
So nowהִנְנִ֣יhin·nîInterjection; first person common singularH2005 lo! behold
I proclaimקֹרֵא֩qō·rêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
freedomדְּר֜וֹרdə·rō·wrNoun - masculine singularH1865 a flowing; free run, liberty
for youלָכֶ֨םlā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
declaresנְאֻם־nə·’um-Noun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
by swordהַחֶ֙רֶב֙ha·ḥe·reḇArticle; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword
byאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
plagueהַדֶּ֣בֶרhad·de·ḇerArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1698 pestilence
and byוְאֶל־wə·’el-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH413 motion to
famineהָרָעָ֔בhā·rā·‘āḇArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7458 famine, hunger
I will make youוְנָתַתִּ֤יwə·nā·ṯat·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
a horrorלִזְוָעָהliz·wå̄·ʿå̄hPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH2113 a trembling
to allלְכֹ֖לlə·ḵōlPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam·lə·ḵō·wṯNoun - feminine plural constructH4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign
of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃hā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 34:16 Leviticus 19:12 · Jeremiah 34:11 · Ezekiel 3:20 · Exodus 20:7 · Ezekiel 18:24 · 1 Samuel 15:11

Jeremiah 34:17 Matthew 7:2 · Galatians 6:7 · Deuteronomy 28:25 · Jeremiah 29:18 · Leviticus 26:34–35 · Esther 7:10 · James 2:13 · Deuteronomy 28:64 · Jeremiah 15:4 · Daniel 6:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.