Jeremiah

Jeremiah 7:6–10

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 7:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
if you no	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
longer oppress	תַֽעֲשֹׁ֔קוּ	ṯa·‘ă·šō·qū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H6231 oppress, wrong, extort
the foreigner	גֵּ֣ר	gêr	Noun - masculine singular	H1616 sojourner
the fatherless	יָת֤וֹם	yā·ṯō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3490 orphan
and the widow	וְאַלְמָנָה֙	wə·’al·mā·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H490 widow
and	אַֽל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
longer shed	תִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּ	tiš·pə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H8210 pour out, pour
innocent	נָקִ֔י	nā·qî	Adjective - masculine singular	H5355 clean, free from, exempt
blood	וְדָ֣ם	wə·ḏām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1818 blood
in this	הַזֶּ֑ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
place	בַּמָּק֣וֹם	bam·mā·qō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
or follow	וְאַחֲרֵ֨י	wə·’a·ḥă·rê	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H310 behind
other	אֲחֵרִ֛ים	’ă·ḥê·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H312 another
gods	אֱלֹהִ֧ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
to your own harm	לְרַ֥ע	lə·ra‘	Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil

Jeremiah 7:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
then I will let you live	וְשִׁכַּנְתִּ֤י	wə·šik·kan·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
in this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
place	בַּמָּק֣וֹם	bam·mā·qō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
in the land	בָּאָ֕רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I gave	נָתַ֖תִּי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
to your fathers	לַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם	la·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1 father
forever	לְמִן־	lə·min-	Preposition-l	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
and	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
ever	עוֹלָֽם׃	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

Jeremiah 7:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But look	הִנֵּ֤ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
you	אַתֶּם֙	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
keep trusting	בֹּטְחִ֣ים	bō·ṭə·ḥîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H982 trust
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
deceptive	הַשָּׁ֑קֶר	haš·šā·qer	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
words	דִּבְרֵ֖י	diḇ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
to no	לְבִלְתִּ֖י	lə·ḇil·tî	Preposition-l	H1115 not, except
avail	הוֹעִֽיל׃	hō·w·‘îl	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3276 profit, avail, benefit

Jeremiah 7:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Will you steal	הֲגָנֹ֤ב׀	hă·ḡā·nōḇ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H1589 steal
and murder	רָצֹ֙חַ֙	rā·ṣō·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H7523 murder, slay
commit adultery	וְֽנָאֹ֔ף	wə·nā·’ōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H5003 commit adultery
and perjury	וְהִשָּׁבֵ֥עַ	wə·hiš·šā·ḇê·a‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute	H7650 swear
burn incense	וְקַטֵּ֣ר	wə·qaṭ·ṭêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute	H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
to Baal	לַבָּ֑עַל	lab·bā·‘al	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1168 owner, lord
and follow	וְהָלֹ֗ךְ	wə·hā·lōḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H1980 go, come, walk
other	אֲחֵרִ֖ים	’ă·ḥê·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H312 another
gods	אֱלֹהִ֥ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you have not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
known	יְדַעְתֶּֽם׃	yə·ḏa‘·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H3045 know

Jeremiah 7:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and then come	וּבָאתֶ֞ם	ū·ḇā·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and stand	וַעֲמַדְתֶּ֣ם	wa·‘ă·maḏ·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
before Me	לְפָנַ֗י	lə·p̄ā·nay	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
in this	הַזֶּה֙	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
house	בַּבַּ֤יִת	bab·ba·yiṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
which bears	נִקְרָא־	niq·rā-	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
My Name	שְׁמִ֣י	šə·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H8034 name
and say	וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם	wa·’ă·mar·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
We are delivered	נִצַּ֑לְנוּ	niṣ·ṣal·nū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural	H5337 strip, plunder
so	לְמַ֣עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
we can continue with	עֲשׂ֔וֹת	‘ă·śō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
these	הָאֵֽלֶּה׃	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
abominations	הַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹת	hat·tō·w·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H8441 abomination