Jeremiah

Jeremiah 6:20

²⁰What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba

or sweet cane from a distant land?

Your burnt offerings are not acceptable;

your sacrifices do not please Me.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What use	לָמָּה־	lām·māh-	Preposition-l; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
to Me	לִ֤י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
is frankincense	לְבוֹנָה֙	lə·ḇō·w·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3828 frankincense
from Sheba	מִשְּׁבָ֣א	miš·šə·ḇā	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7614 Shebâ
or sweet	הַטּ֖וֹב	haṭ·ṭō·wḇ	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
cane	וְקָנֶ֥ה	wə·qā·neh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7070 stalk, reed
from a distant	מֶרְחָ֑ק	mer·ḥāq	Noun - masculine singular	H4801 distant place, distance
land	מֵאֶ֣רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
Your burnt offerings	עֹלֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙	‘ō·lō·w·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H5930 whole burnt-offering
are not acceptable	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
your sacrifices	וְזִבְחֵיכֶ֖ם	wə·ziḇ·ḥê·ḵem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H2077 sacrifice
do not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
please	עָ֥רְבוּ	‘ā·rə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6149 be sweet, pleasing
Me	לִֽי׃ס	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.