Jeremiah

Jeremiah 7:8–9

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,

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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

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.