Jeremiah

Jeremiah 5:21–24

²¹“Hear this,

O foolish and senseless people,

who have eyes but do not see,

who have ears but do not hear.

²²Do you not fear Me?”

declares the LORD.

“Do you not tremble before Me,

the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea,

an enduring barrier it cannot cross?

The waves surge, but they cannot prevail.

They roar but cannot cross it.

²³But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts.

They have turned aside and gone away.

²⁴They have not said in their hearts,

‘Let us fear the LORD our God,

who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season,

who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’

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Jeremiah 5:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hear	שִׁמְעוּ־	šim·‘ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
this	זֹ֔את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
O foolish	סָכָ֖ל	sā·ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular	H5530 fool
and senseless	וְאֵ֣ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
people	עַ֥ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
who have eyes	עֵינַ֤יִם	‘ê·na·yim	Noun - cd	H5869 eye
but do not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
see	יִרְא֔וּ	yir·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7200 see
who have ears	אָזְנַ֥יִם	’ā·zə·na·yim	Noun - fd	H241 ear
but do not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
hear	יִשְׁמָֽעוּ׃	yiš·mā·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear

Jeremiah 5:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do you not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
fear Me	תִירָ֜אוּ	ṯî·rā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3372 fear
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהֹוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Do you not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
tremble	תָחִ֔ילוּ	ṯā·ḥî·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2342 whirl, dance, writhe
before Me	מִפָּנַי֙	mip·pā·nay	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
the One who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
set	שַׂ֤מְתִּי	śam·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
the sand	חוֹל֙	ḥō·wl	Noun - masculine singular	H2344 sand
as the boundary	גְּב֣וּל	gə·ḇūl	Noun - masculine singular	H1366 border, boundary, territory
for the sea	לַיָּ֔ם	lay·yām	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
an enduring	עוֹלָ֖ם	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
barrier	חָק־	ḥāq-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
it cannot	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
cross	יַעַבְרֶ֑נְהוּ	ya·‘aḇ·ren·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
The waves	גַלָּ֖יו	ḡal·lāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1530 heap, wave, billow
surge	וַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁוּ֙	way·yiṯ·gā·‘ă·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1607 shake, quake
but they cannot	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
prevail	יוּכָ֔לוּ	yū·ḵā·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
They roar	וְהָמ֥וּ	wə·hā·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
but cannot	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
cross it	יַעַבְרֻֽנְהוּ׃	ya·‘aḇ·run·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular, Paragogic nun	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on

Jeremiah 5:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But these	הַזֶּה֙	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
people	וְלָעָ֤ם	wə·lā·‘ām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
have	הָיָ֔ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
stubborn	סוֹרֵ֣ר	sō·w·rêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5637 be stubborn, rebellious
and rebellious	וּמוֹרֶ֑ה	ū·mō·w·reh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4784 be contentious, refractory, rebellious
hearts	לֵ֖ב	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
They have turned aside	סָ֖רוּ	sā·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5493 turn aside
and gone away	וַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃	way·yê·lê·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk

Jeremiah 5:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They have not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
said	אָמְר֣וּ	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
in their hearts	בִלְבָבָ֗ם	ḇil·ḇā·ḇām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
Let us fear	נִ֤ירָא	nî·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural	H3372 fear
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
our God	אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
who gives	הַנֹּתֵ֗ן	han·nō·ṯên	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
the rains	גֶּ֛שֶׁם	ge·šem	Noun - masculine singular	H1653 rain, shower
both autumn	וְיֹרֶה	wə·yō·rɛh	Noun - masculine singular	H3138 early rain
and spring	וּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ	ū·mal·qō·wōš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4456 latter-rain, spring-rain
in season	בְּעִתּ֑וֹ	bə·‘it·tōw	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6256 time
who keeps	יִשְׁמָר־	yiš·mār-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
for us	לָֽנוּ׃	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
the appointed	חֻקּ֥וֹת	ḥuq·qō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute
weeks	שְׁבֻע֛וֹת	šə·ḇu·‘ō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7620 period of seven
of harvest	קָצִ֖יר	qā·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular	H7105 harvesting, harvest