Jeremiah
Jeremiah 8:6
6I have listened and heard;
they do not speak what is right.
No one repents of his wickedness,
asking, ‘What have I done?’
Everyone has pursued his own course
like a horse charging into battle.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have listened | הִקְשַׁ֤בְתִּי | hiq·šaḇ·tî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | H7181 incline, attend |
| and heard | וָֽאֶשְׁמָע֙ | wā·’eš·mā‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H8085 hear |
| they do not | לוֹא־ | lō·w- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| speak | יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ | yə·ḏab·bê·rū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1696 speak |
| what is right | כֵ֣ן | ḵên | Adjective - masculine singular | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| No | אֵ֣ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| one | אִ֗ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| repents | נִחָם֙ | ni·ḥām | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H5162 be sorry, console |
| of his | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| wickedness | רָ֣עָת֔וֹ | rā·‘ā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| asking | לֵאמֹ֖ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| What | מֶ֣ה | meh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| have I done | עָשִׂ֑יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| Everyone | כֻּלֹּ֗ה | kul·lōh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| has pursued | שָׁ֚ב | šāb̲ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| his own course | בִּמְרֻצוֹתָם | bim·ru·ṣō·ṯå̄m | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H4794 running |
| like a horse | כְּס֥וּס | kə·sūs | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H5483 swallow or swift |
| charging | שׁוֹטֵ֖ף | šō·w·ṭêp̄ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7857 overflow, rinse or wash off |
| into battle | בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ | bam·mil·ḥā·māh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 14:2 · Ezekiel 18:28 · 2 Peter 3:9 · Isaiah 30:18 · Luke 15:17–19 · Micah 7:2 · Job 39:19–25 · Jeremiah 5:1 · Malachi 3:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.