Jeremiah
Jeremiah 34:16
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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But now you have changed your minds | וַתָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ | wat·tā·šu·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| and profaned | וַתְּחַלְּל֣וּ | wat·tə·ḥal·lə·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural | H2490 bore, pierce |
| My name | שְׁמִ֔י | šə·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H8034 name |
| Each of you | אִ֤ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| has taken back | וַתָּשִׁ֗בוּ | wat·tā·ši·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| the menservants and maidservants | עַבְדּוֹ֙ | ‘aḇ·dōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| whom | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you had set | שִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥ם | šil·laḥ·tem | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H7971 send |
| at liberty | חָפְשִׁ֖ים | ḥā·p̄ə·šîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2670 free |
| to go wherever they wanted | לְנַפְשָׁ֑ם | lə·nap̄·šām | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| and you have again forced | וַתִּכְבְּשׁ֣וּ | wat·tiḵ·bə·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3533 subdue, bring into bondage |
| them | אֹתָ֔ם | ’ō·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| to be | לִֽהְי֣וֹת | lih·yō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| your | לָכֶ֔ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| slaves | לַעֲבָדִ֖ים | la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H5650 slave, servant |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Leviticus 19:12 · Jeremiah 34:11 · Ezekiel 3:20 · Exodus 20:7 · Ezekiel 18:24 · 1 Samuel 15:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.