Jeremiah
Jeremiah 7:9–10
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’?
Word by word
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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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.