Jeremiah
Jeremiah 7:18
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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| 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.