Jeremiah

Jeremiah 37:14

¹⁴“That is a lie,” Jeremiah replied. “I am not deserting to the Chaldeans!”

But Irijah would not listen to him; instead, he arrested Jeremiah and took him to the officials.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
That is a lie	שֶׁ֗קֶר	še·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֜הוּ	yir·mə·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
replied	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I am not	אֵינֶ֤נִּי	’ê·nen·nî	Adverb; first person common singular	H369 nothing, nought
deserting	נֹפֵל֙	nō·p̄êl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the Chaldeans	הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים	hak·kaś·dîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean
But Irijah	יִרְאִיָּיה֙	yir·’î·yāyh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3376 Jirijah
would not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
listen	שָׁמַ֖ע	šā·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
to him	אֵלָ֑יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
instead	וַיִּתְפֹּ֤שׂ	way·yiṯ·pōś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8610 lay hold of, wield
he arrested	וַיִּתְפֹּ֤שׂ	way·yiṯ·pōś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8610 lay hold of, wield
Jeremiah	בְּיִרְמְיָ֔הוּ	bə·yir·mə·yā·hū	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
and took him	וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ	way·ḇi·’ê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the officials	הַשָּׂרִֽים׃	haś·śā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

Cross-references

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

Matthew 5:11–12 · Psalm 27:12 · Jeremiah 40:4–6 · Psalm 52:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.