Jeremiah

Jeremiah 5:31

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?’’

Word by word

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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

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

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.