Jeremiah
Jeremiah 7:28
28Therefore you must say to them, ‘This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and would not receive correction. Truth has perished; it has disappeared from their lips.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore you must say | וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ | wə·’ā·mar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to them | אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| This | זֶ֤ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| is the nation | הַגּוֹי֙ | hag·gō·w | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| would not | לֽוֹא־ | lō·w- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| listen | שָׁמְע֗וּ | šā·mə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8085 hear |
| to the voice | בְּקוֹל֙ | bə·qō·wl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| their God | אֱלֹהָ֔יו | ’ĕ·lō·hāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H430 God |
| and would not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| receive | לָקְח֖וּ | lā·qə·ḥū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3947 take |
| correction | מוּסָ֑ר | mū·sār | Noun - masculine singular | H4148 discipline |
| Truth | הָֽאֱמוּנָ֔ה | hā·’ĕ·mū·nāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H530 firmness, steadfastness, fidelity |
| has perished | אָֽבְדָה֙ | ’ā·ḇə·ḏāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H6 perish |
| it has disappeared | וְנִכְרְתָ֖ה | wə·niḵ·rə·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| from their lips | מִפִּיהֶֽם׃ס | mip·pî·hem | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H6310 mouth |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 59:14–15 · Zephaniah 3:2 · Isaiah 1:4–5 · Proverbs 1:7 · Jeremiah 32:33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.