Jeremiah
Jeremiah 44:5
5But they did not listen or incline their ears; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But they did not | וְלֹ֤א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| listen | שָֽׁמְעוּ֙ | šā·mə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8085 hear |
| or incline | הִטּ֣וּ | hiṭ·ṭū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| their ears | אָזְנָ֔ם | ’ā·zə·nām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H241 ear |
| they did not | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| turn | לָשׁ֖וּב | lā·šūḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7725 turn back, return |
| from their wickedness | מֵרָֽעָתָ֑ם | mê·rā·‘ā·ṯām | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H7451 bad, evil |
| or stop | לְבִלְתִּ֥י | lə·ḇil·tî | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| burning incense | קַטֵּ֖ר | qaṭ·ṭêr | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke |
| to other | אֲחֵרִֽים׃ | ’ă·ḥê·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H312 another |
| gods | לֵאלֹהִ֥ים | lê·lō·hîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.