Jeremiah
Jeremiah 7:23
23but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| but | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this is what | הַ֠זֶּה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| I commanded them | צִוִּ֨יתִי | ṣiw·wî·ṯî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| Obey Me | שִׁמְע֣וּ | šim·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| and I will be | וְהָיִ֤יתִי | wə·hā·yî·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| your | לָכֶם֙ | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| God | לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים | lê·lō·hîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| and you | וְאַתֶּ֖ם | wə·’at·tem | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| will be | תִּֽהְיוּ־ | tih·yū- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| My | לִ֣י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| people | לְעָ֑ם | lə·‘ām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| You must walk | וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗ם | wa·hă·laḵ·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the ways | הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ | had·de·reḵ | Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| I have commanded | אֲצַוֶּ֣ה | ’ă·ṣaw·weh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| you | אֶתְכֶ֔ם | ’eṯ·ḵem | Direct object marker; second person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| so that | לְמַ֖עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| it may go well | יִיטַ֥ב | yî·ṭaḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| with you | לָכֶֽם׃ | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 15:26 · Deuteronomy 5:33 · Exodus 19:5–6 · Jeremiah 42:6 · Hebrews 5:9 · Deuteronomy 6:3 · Deuteronomy 13:4 · Deuteronomy 30:20 · Jeremiah 11:4 · Deuteronomy 5:29 · 2 Corinthians 10:5 · Deuteronomy 30:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.