Jeremiah

Jeremiah 7:4–10

4Do not trust in deceptive words, saying:

‘This is the temple of the LORD,

the temple of the LORD,

the temple of the LORD.’

5For if you really correct your ways and deeds, if you act justly toward one another, 6if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm, 7then I will let you live in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever.

8But look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail. 9Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, 10and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’?

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Jeremiah 7:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Do notאַל־’al-AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
trustתִּבְטְח֣וּtiḇ·ṭə·ḥūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH982 trust
inאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
deceptiveהַשֶּׁ֖קֶרhaš·še·qerArticle; Noun - masculine singularH8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiḇ·rêNoun - masculine plural constructH1697 speech, word
sayingלֵאמֹ֑רlê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
the templeהֵיכַ֤לhê·ḵalNoun - masculine singular constructH1964 palace, temple
of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
the templeהֵיכַ֣לhê·ḵalNoun - masculine singular constructH1964 palace, temple
of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
the templeהֵיכַ֥לhê·ḵalNoun - masculine singular constructH1964 palace, temple
of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Jeremiah 7:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
ifאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
you really correctהֵיטֵיב֙hê·ṭêḇVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteH3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing
your waysדַּרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar·ḵê·ḵemNoun - common plural construct; second person masculine pluralH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and deedsמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑םma·‘al·lê·ḵemNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH4611 deed, practice
ifאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
you actעָשׂ֤וֹ‘ā·śōwVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH6213 do, make
justlyמִשְׁפָּ֔טmiš·pāṭNoun - masculine singularH4941 judgment
toward oneאִ֖ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
anotherרֵעֵֽהוּ׃rê·‘ê·hūNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7453 shouting, roar

Jeremiah 7:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
if you noלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
longer oppressתַֽעֲשֹׁ֔קוּṯa·‘ă·šō·qūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH6231 oppress, wrong, extort
the foreignerגֵּ֣רgêrNoun - masculine singularH1616 sojourner
the fatherlessיָת֤וֹםyā·ṯō·wmNoun - masculine singularH3490 orphan
and the widowוְאַלְמָנָה֙wə·’al·mā·nāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH490 widow
andאַֽל־’al-AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
longer shedתִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּtiš·pə·ḵūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH8210 pour out, pour
innocentנָקִ֔יnā·qîAdjective - masculine singularH5355 clean, free from, exempt
bloodוְדָ֣םwə·ḏāmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH1818 blood
in thisהַזֶּ֑הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםbam·mā·qō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4725 standing, spot, condition
or followוְאַחֲרֵ֨יwə·’a·ḥă·rêConjunctive waw; PrepositionH310 behind
otherאֲחֵרִ֛ים’ă·ḥê·rîmAdjective - masculine pluralH312 another
godsאֱלֹהִ֧ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
to your own harmלְרַ֥עlə·ra‘Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil

Jeremiah 7:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
then I will let you liveוְשִׁכַּנְתִּ֤יwə·šik·kan·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH7931 settle down, abide, dwell
in thisהַזֶּ֔הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםbam·mā·qō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4725 standing, spot, condition
in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץbā·’ā·reṣPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
I gaveנָתַ֖תִּיnā·ṯat·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
to your fathersלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םla·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵemPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH1 father
foreverלְמִן־lə·min-Preposition-lH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
andוְעַד־wə·‘aḏ-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
everעוֹלָֽם׃‘ō·w·lāmNoun - masculine singularH5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

Jeremiah 7:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But lookהִנֵּ֤הhin·nêhInterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
youאַתֶּם֙’at·temPronoun - second person masculine pluralH859 thou
keep trustingבֹּטְחִ֣יםbō·ṭə·ḥîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH982 trust
inעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
deceptiveהַשָּׁ֑קֶרhaš·šā·qerArticle; Noun - masculine singularH8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiḇ·rêNoun - masculine plural constructH1697 speech, word
to noלְבִלְתִּ֖יlə·ḇil·tîPreposition-lH1115 not, except
availהוֹעִֽיל׃hō·w·‘îlVerb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH3276 profit, avail, benefit

Jeremiah 7:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Will you stealהֲגָנֹ֤ב׀hă·ḡā·nōḇVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH1589 steal
and murderרָצֹ֙חַ֙rā·ṣō·aḥVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH7523 murder, slay
commit adulteryוְֽנָאֹ֔ףwə·nā·’ōp̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH5003 commit adultery
and perjuryוְהִשָּׁבֵ֥עַwə·hiš·šā·ḇê·a‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absoluteH7650 swear
burn incenseוְקַטֵּ֣רwə·qaṭ·ṭêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Infinitive absoluteH6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
to Baalלַבָּ֑עַלlab·bā·‘alPreposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1168 owner, lord
and followוְהָלֹ֗ךְwə·hā·lōḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH1980 go, come, walk
otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים’ă·ḥê·rîmAdjective - masculine pluralH312 another
godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
you have notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
knownיְדַעְתֶּֽם׃yə·ḏa‘·temVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH3045 know

Jeremiah 7:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and then comeוּבָאתֶ֞םū·ḇā·ṯemConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
and standוַעֲמַדְתֶּ֣םwa·‘ă·maḏ·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH5975 take one's stand, stand
before Meלְפָנַ֗יlə·p̄ā·nayPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH6440 face, before
in thisהַזֶּה֙haz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
houseבַּבַּ֤יִתbab·ba·yiṯPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1004 house
which bearsנִקְרָא־niq·rā-Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
My Nameשְׁמִ֣יšə·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH8034 name
and sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םwa·’ă·mar·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
We are deliveredנִצַּ֑לְנוּniṣ·ṣal·nūVerb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common pluralH5337 strip, plunder
soלְמַ֣עַןlə·ma·‘anConjunctionH4616 purpose, intent
we can continue withעֲשׂ֔וֹת‘ă·śō·wṯVerb - Qal - Infinitive constructH6213 do, make
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃hā·’êl·lehArticle; Pronoun - common pluralH428 these
abominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתhat·tō·w·‘ê·ḇō·wṯArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH8441 abomination

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Jeremiah 7:4 Micah 3:11 · Zephaniah 3:11 · Matthew 3:9–10 · Ezekiel 13:19 · Jeremiah 29:31 · Luke 3:8 · Jeremiah 6:14 · Jeremiah 28:15 · 1 Samuel 4:3–4 · Jeremiah 7:8–12

Jeremiah 7:5 Jeremiah 4:1–2 · Isaiah 1:19 · Jeremiah 7:3 · 1 Kings 6:12–13

Jeremiah 7:6 Exodus 22:21–24 · Zechariah 7:9–12 · Deuteronomy 8:19 · Jeremiah 13:10 · Deuteronomy 11:28 · Deuteronomy 6:14–15 · Jeremiah 2:34 · Deuteronomy 27:19 · Psalm 82:3–4 · Matthew 23:35–37 · Jeremiah 22:3–4 · Deuteronomy 24:17

Jeremiah 7:7 Deuteronomy 4:40 · Jeremiah 25:5 · Jeremiah 3:18 · Jeremiah 18:7–8 · 2 Chronicles 33:8

Jeremiah 7:8 Isaiah 28:15

Jeremiah 7:9 Jeremiah 7:6 · Exodus 20:3 · James 4:1–4 · Jeremiah 11:13 · Jeremiah 11:17 · Romans 2:2 · Galatians 5:19–21 · Revelation 22:15 · 1 Kings 18:21

Jeremiah 7:10 Jeremiah 32:34 · Ezekiel 23:37 · Ezekiel 23:39 · Jeremiah 34:15 · Jeremiah 7:14 · Jeremiah 7:30 · Jeremiah 7:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.