Jeremiah
Jeremiah 7:6–7
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.
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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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.