Jeremiah
Jeremiah 44:23
23Because you burned incense and sinned against the LORD and did not obey the voice of the LORD or walk in His instruction, His statutes, and His testimonies, this disaster has befallen you, as you see today.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Because | מִפְּנֵי֩ | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| you burned incense | קִטַּרְתֶּ֜ם | qiṭ·ṭar·tem | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke |
| and sinned | חֲטָאתֶ֣ם | ḥă·ṭā·ṯem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H2398 miss |
| against the LORD | לַיהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and did not | וְלֹ֤א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| obey | שְׁמַעְתֶּם֙ | šə·ma‘·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| the voice | בְּק֣וֹל | bə·qō·wl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| walk | הֲלַכְתֶּ֑ם | hă·laḵ·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| His instruction | וּבְתֹרָת֧וֹ | ū·ḇə·ṯō·rā·ṯōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8451 direction, instruction, law |
| His statutes | וּבְחֻקֹּתָ֛יו | ū·ḇə·ḥuq·qō·ṯāw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute |
| and His testimonies | וּבְעֵדְוֺתָ֖יו | ū·ḇə·‘ê·ḏə·wō·ṯāw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5715 testimony |
| this | הַזֹּ֖את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| disaster | הָרָעָ֥ה | hā·rā·‘āh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| has befallen you | קָרָ֥את | qā·rāṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7122 encounter, befall |
| as you see today | כַּיּ֥וֹם | kay·yō·wm | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
Cross-references
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Daniel 9:11–12 · 1 Kings 9:9 · Nehemiah 13:18 · Psalm 119:150
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.