Jeremiah
Jeremiah 9:13
13And the LORD answered, “It is because they have forsaken My law, which I set before them; they have not walked in it or obeyed My voice.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| answered | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| It is because | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| they have forsaken | עָזְבָם֙ | ‘ā·zə·ḇām | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| My law | תּ֣וֹרָתִ֔י | tō·w·rā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H8451 direction, instruction, law |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I set | נָתַ֖תִּי | nā·ṯat·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| before them | לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם | lip̄·nê·hem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| they have not | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| walked | הָ֥לְכוּ | hā·lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in it | בָֽהּ׃ | ḇāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| obeyed | שָׁמְע֥וּ | šā·mə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8085 hear |
| My voice | בְקוֹלִ֖י | ḇə·qō·w·lî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H6963 sound, voice |
Cross-references
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2 Chronicles 7:19 · Jeremiah 22:9 · Ezra 9:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.