Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:10

10Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, how completely You have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’ while a sword is at our throats.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then I saidוָאֹמַ֞רwā·’ō·marConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
Ahאֲהָ֣הּ׀’ă·hāhInterjectionH162 alas!
Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh
how completelyאָכֵן֩’ā·ḵênAdverbH403 surely, truly
You have deceivedהַשֵּׁ֨אhaš·šêVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteH5377 beguile, deceive
thisהַזֶּה֙haz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
peopleלָעָ֤םlā·‘āmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
and Jerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םwə·lî·rū·šā·limConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
by sayingלֵאמֹ֔רlê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
You will haveיִהְיֶ֣הyih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
peaceשָׁל֖וֹםšā·lō·wmNoun - masculine singularH7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
while a swordחֶ֖רֶבḥe·reḇNoun - feminine singularH2719 sword
is atעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
our throatsהַנָּֽפֶשׁ׃han·nā·p̄ešArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

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2 Thessalonians 2:9–12 · Jeremiah 5:12 · Jeremiah 14:13–14 · Isaiah 37:35

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.