Jeremiah

Jeremiah 5:14

¹⁴Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says:

“Because you have spoken this word,

I will make My words a fire in your mouth

and this people the wood it consumes.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵ֗ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
this is what	כֹּֽה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Hosts	צְבָא֔וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
says	אָמַ֤ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Because	יַ֚עַן	ya·‘an	Adverb	H3282 purpose, intention
you have spoken	דַּבֶּרְכֶ֔ם	dab·ber·ḵem	Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural	H1696 speak
this	הַזֶּ֑ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
word	הַדָּבָ֖ר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
I will make	נֹתֵן֩	nō·ṯên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
My words	דְּבָרַ֨י	də·ḇā·ray	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H1697 speech, word
a fire	לְאֵ֗שׁ	lə·’êš	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
in your mouth	בְּפִ֜יךָ	bə·p̄î·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
and this	הַזֶּ֛ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
people	וְהָעָ֥ם	wə·hā·‘ām	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
the wood	עֵצִ֖ים	‘ê·ṣîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6086 tree, trees, wood
it consumes	וַאֲכָלָֽתַם׃	wa·’ă·ḵā·lā·ṯam	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine plural	H398 eat

Cross-references

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

Jeremiah 23:29 · Jeremiah 1:9 · Hosea 6:5 · Revelation 11:5–6 · Zechariah 1:6 · Jeremiah 28:15–17 · 2 Kings 1:10–14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.