Jeremiah

Jeremiah 9:4

⁴“Let everyone guard against his neighbor;

do not trust any brother,

for every brother deals craftily,

and every friend spreads slander.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let everyone	אִ֤ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
guard	הִשָּׁמֵ֔רוּ	hiš·šā·mê·rū	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
against	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
his neighbor	מֵרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙	mê·rê·‘ê·hū	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
trust	תִּבְטָ֑חוּ	tiḇ·ṭā·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H982 trust
any	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
brother	אָ֖ח	’āḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H251 brother
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
every	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
brother	אָח֙	’āḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H251 brother
deals craftily	עָק֣וֹב	‘ā·qō·wḇ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H6117 follow at the heel
and every	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
friend	רֵ֖עַ	rê·a‘	Noun - masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
spreads	יַהֲלֹֽךְ׃	ya·hă·lōḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
slander	רָכִ֥יל	rā·ḵîl	Noun - masculine singular	H7400 slander, > tale-bearer, informer

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.