Jeremiah

Jeremiah 7:17–18

¹⁷Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? ¹⁸The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven; they pour out drink offerings to other gods to provoke Me to anger.

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Jeremiah 7:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do you not	הַֽאֵינְךָ֣	ha·’ê·nə·ḵā	Adverb; second person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought
see	רֹאֶ֔ה	rō·’eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7200 see
what	מָ֛ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
they	הֵ֥מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
are doing	עֹשִׂ֖ים	‘ō·śîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6213 do, make
in the cities	בְּעָרֵ֣י	bə·‘ā·rê	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H5892 excitement
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
and in the streets	וּבְחֻצ֖וֹת	ū·ḇə·ḥu·ṣō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H2351 the outside
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

Jeremiah 7:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The sons	הַבָּנִ֞ים	hab·bā·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
gather	מְלַקְּטִ֣ים	mə·laq·qə·ṭîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H3950 pick or gather up
wood	עֵצִ֗ים	‘ê·ṣîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6086 tree, trees, wood
the fathers	וְהָֽאָבוֹת֙	wə·hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1 father
light	מְבַעֲרִ֣ים	mə·ḇa·‘ă·rîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H1197 burn, consume
the fire	הָאֵ֔שׁ	hā·’êš	Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
and the women	וְהַנָּשִׁ֖ים	wə·han·nā·šîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
knead	לָשׁ֣וֹת	lā·šō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H3888 knead
the dough	בָּצֵ֑ק	bā·ṣêq	Noun - masculine singular	H1217 dough
to make	לַעֲשׂ֨וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
cakes	כַּוָּנִ֜ים	kaw·wā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3561 cake, sacrificial cake
for the Queen	לִמְלֶ֣כֶת	lim·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4446 queen
of Heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
they pour out	וְהַסֵּ֤ךְ	wə·has·sêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H5258 pour out
drink offerings	נְסָכִים֙	nə·sā·ḵîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5262 drink-offering
to other	אֲחֵרִ֔ים	’ă·ḥê·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H312 another
gods	לֵאלֹהִ֣ים	lê·lō·hîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
to	לְמַ֖עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
provoke Me to anger	הַכְעִסֵֽנִי׃	haḵ·‘i·sê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H3707 be vexed, angry

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 7:17 Ezekiel 14:23 · Ezekiel 8:6–18 · Jeremiah 6:27

Jeremiah 7:18 Jeremiah 19:13 · Jeremiah 44:17–19 · 1 Corinthians 10:22 · 1 Kings 14:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.