Jeremiah
Jeremiah 34:17
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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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | לָכֵן֮ | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| this is what | כֹּה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֒ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| You | אַתֶּם֙ | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| have not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| obeyed | שְׁמַעְתֶּ֣ם | šə·ma‘·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| Me | אֵלַ֔י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| you have not proclaimed | לִקְרֹ֣א | liq·rō | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| freedom | דְר֔וֹר | ḏə·rō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H1865 a flowing; free run, liberty |
| each man | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| for his brother | לְאָחִ֖יו | lə·’ā·ḥîw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| and for his neighbor | לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ | lə·rê·‘ê·hū | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| So now | הִנְנִ֣י | hin·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| I proclaim | קֹרֵא֩ | qō·rê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| freedom | דְּר֜וֹר | də·rō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H1865 a flowing; free run, liberty |
| for you | לָכֶ֨ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| by sword | הַחֶ֙רֶב֙ | ha·ḥe·reḇ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| by | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| plague | הַדֶּ֣בֶר | had·de·ḇer | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1698 pestilence |
| and by | וְאֶל־ | wə·’el- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H413 motion to |
| famine | הָרָעָ֔ב | hā·rā·‘āḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| I will make you | וְנָתַתִּ֤י | wə·nā·ṯat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| a horror | לִזְוָעָה | liz·wå̄·ʿå̄h | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H2113 a trembling |
| to all | לְכֹ֖ל | lə·ḵōl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the kingdoms | מַמְלְכ֥וֹת | mam·lə·ḵō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign |
| of the earth | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.