Jeremiah
Jeremiah 7:25–26
25From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again.c 26Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.
Footnotes
- c 7:25 Literally I have sent you all My servants the prophets daily, rising up early and sending (them).
Word by word
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Jeremiah 7:25
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | לְמִן־ | lə·min- | Preposition-l | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the day | הַיּ֗וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| your fathers | אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ | ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1 father |
| came out | יָצְא֤וּ | yā·ṣə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3318 go or come out |
| of the land | מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֔יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| until | עַ֖ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| this | הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| day | הַיּ֣וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| I have sent | וָאֶשְׁלַ֤ח | wā·’eš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H7971 send |
| you | אֲלֵיכֶם֙ | ’ă·lê·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| My servants | עֲבָדַ֣י | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| the prophets | הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים | han·nə·ḇî·’îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| again and again | הַשְׁכֵּ֥ם | haš·kêm | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H7925 start, rise, early |
Jeremiah 7:26
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yet they would not | וְל֤וֹא | wə·lō·w | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| listen | שָׁמְעוּ֙ | šā·mə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8085 hear |
| to Me | אֵלַ֔י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| incline | הִטּ֖וּ | hiṭ·ṭū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| their ear | אָזְנָ֑ם | ’ā·zə·nām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H241 ear |
| but they stiffened | וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙ | way·yaq·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7185 be hard, severe, fierce |
| their necks | עָרְפָּ֔ם | ‘ā·rə·pām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H6203 back of neck, neck |
| did more evil | הֵרֵ֖עוּ | hê·rê·‘ū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H7489 be evil, bad |
| than their fathers | מֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ | mê·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 7:25 Jeremiah 25:4 · 2 Chronicles 36:15 · Nehemiah 9:26 · Jeremiah 7:13 · Luke 20:10–12 · Ezekiel 2:3 · Matthew 21:34–36
Jeremiah 7:26 Jeremiah 16:12 · 2 Chronicles 30:8 · Jeremiah 17:23 · Matthew 23:32 · Jeremiah 19:15 · Jeremiah 7:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.