Jeremiah

Jeremiah 5:30–31

³⁰A horrible and shocking thing

has happened in the land.

³¹The prophets prophesy falsely,

and the priests rule by their own authority.

My people love it so,

but what will you do in the end?’’

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Jeremiah 5:30

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A horrible	שַׁמָּה֙	šam·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H8047 waste, appalment
and shocking thing	וְשַׁ֣עֲרוּרָ֔ה	wə·ša·‘ă·rū·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singular	H8186 horror = horrible thing
has happened	נִהְיְתָ֖ה	nih·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in the land	בָּאָֽרֶץ׃	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Jeremiah 5:31

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The prophets	הַנְּבִיאִ֞ים	han·nə·ḇî·’îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
prophesy	נִבְּא֣וּ־	nib·bə·’ū-	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5012 prophesy
falsely	בַשֶּׁ֗קֶר	ḇaš·še·qer	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
and the priests	וְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙	wə·hak·kō·hă·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
rule	יִרְדּ֣וּ	yir·dū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7287 have dominion, rule, dominate
by	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their own authority	יְדֵיהֶ֔ם	yə·ḏê·hem	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H3027 hand
My people	וְעַמִּ֖י	wə·‘am·mî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
love	אָ֣הֲבוּ	’ā·hă·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H157 love
it so	כֵ֑ן	ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
but what	וּמַֽה־	ū·mah-	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
will you do	תַּעֲשׂ֖וּ	ta·‘ă·śū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
in the end	לְאַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃	lə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H319 after-part, end

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 5:30 Jeremiah 23:14 · Hosea 6:10

Jeremiah 5:31 Ezekiel 13:6 · Jeremiah 14:14 · Micah 2:11 · 2 Timothy 4:3–4 · 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11 · 2 Corinthians 11:13–15 · Zephaniah 2:2–3 · Isaiah 10:3 · Ezekiel 22:14 · John 3:19–21 · Deuteronomy 32:29 · 2 Peter 2:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.