Jeremiah
Jeremiah 4:14
14Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem,
so that you may be saved.
How long will you harbor
wicked thoughts within you?
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wash | כַּבְּסִ֨י | kab·bə·sî | Verb - Piel - Imperative - feminine singular | H3526 (tread), wash |
| the evil | מֵרָעָ֤ה | mê·rā·‘āh | Preposition-m; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| from your heart | לִבֵּךְ֙ | lib·bêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| O Jerusalem | יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| so that | לְמַ֖עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| you may be saved | תִּוָּשֵׁ֑עִי | tiw·wā·šê·‘î | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | H3467 deliver |
| How long | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| will you harbor | תָּלִ֥ין | tā·lîn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3885 lodge, pass the night |
| wicked | אוֹנֵֽךְ׃ | ’ō·w·nêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness |
| thoughts | מַחְשְׁב֥וֹת | maḥ·šə·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4284 thought, device |
| within you | בְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךְ | bə·qir·bêḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H7130 inward part, midst |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
James 4:8 · Isaiah 55:7 · Romans 1:21 · Luke 11:39 · Acts 8:22 · 1 Corinthians 3:20 · Psalm 66:18 · Jeremiah 13:27 · Matthew 12:33 · Isaiah 1:16–19 · Proverbs 1:22 · Matthew 15:19–20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.