Zechariah

Zechariah 8:17

¹⁷do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
do not	אַֽל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
plot	תַּחְשְׁבוּ֙	taḥ·šə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2803 think, account
evil	רָעַ֣ת	rā·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7451 bad, evil
in your hearts	בִּלְבַבְכֶ֔ם	bil·ḇaḇ·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
against your neighbor	רֵעֵ֗הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
and do not	אַֽל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
love	תֶּאֱהָ֑בוּ	te·’ĕ·hā·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H157 love
to swear	וּשְׁבֻ֥עַת	ū·šə·ḇu·‘aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7621 oath, curse
falsely	שֶׁ֖קֶר	še·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
for	כִּ֧י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I hate	שָׂנֵ֖אתִי	śā·nê·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8130 hate
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
these things	אֵ֛לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃ס	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 6:16–19 · Malachi 3:5 · Micah 2:1–3 · Proverbs 3:29 · Jeremiah 44:4 · Habakkuk 1:13 · Psalm 10:3 · Psalm 5:5–6 · Jeremiah 4:14 · Zechariah 7:10 · Zechariah 5:3–4 · Proverbs 8:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.