Jeremiah

Jeremiah 5:22–23

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.

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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

Cross-references

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

Jeremiah 5:22 Job 38:10–11 · Psalm 104:9 · Job 26:10 · Psalm 119:120 · Proverbs 8:29 · Deuteronomy 28:58 · Nahum 1:4 · Jeremiah 10:7 · Mark 4:39 · Revelation 15:4 · Amos 9:6 · Psalm 99:1

Jeremiah 5:23 Jeremiah 6:28 · Deuteronomy 21:18 · Hebrews 3:12 · Psalm 95:10 · Hosea 11:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.