Jeremiah

Jeremiah 6:16

¹⁶This is what the LORD says:

“Stand at the crossroads and look.

Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’

Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.

But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּ֣ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֡ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Stand	עִמְדוּ֩	‘im·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the crossroads	דְּרָכִ֨ים	də·rā·ḵîm	Noun - common plural	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and look	וּרְא֜וּ	ū·rə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7200 see
Ask	וְשַׁאֲל֣וּ׀	wə·ša·’ă·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7592 ask, inquire
for the ancient	עוֹלָ֗ם	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
paths	לִנְתִב֣וֹת	lin·ṯi·ḇō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct	H5410 path, pathway
Where	אֵי־	’ê-	Interrogative	H335 where?
the good	הַטּוֹב֙	haṭ·ṭō·wḇ	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
way	דֶ֤רֶךְ	ḏe·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
Then walk	וּלְכוּ־	ū·lə·ḵū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
in it	בָ֔הּ	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
and you will find	וּמִצְא֥וּ	ū·miṣ·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H4672 attain to, find
rest	מַרְגּ֖וֹעַ	mar·gō·w·a‘	Noun - masculine singular	H4771 rest
for your souls	לְנַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם	lə·nap̄·šə·ḵem	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
But they said	וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
We will not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
walk in it	נֵלֵֽךְ׃	nê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk

Cross-references

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

Isaiah 30:21 · Deuteronomy 32:7 · Jeremiah 18:15 · Matthew 11:28–29 · Jeremiah 7:23 · Colossians 2:6 · Isaiah 2:5 · John 12:35 · Jeremiah 18:12 · Jeremiah 22:21 · Hebrews 11:2–12:1 · Jeremiah 44:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.