Jeremiah 25:6

“And do not go after other gods to serve them and to bow down to them, and do not provoke me with the work of your hands, and I will not do harm to you.’”

Jeremiah 25:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 25:6, word by word

goתֵּלְכוּtelchu

go along

To accompany someone on the way, to go along with him.

Where else “telchu” appears
other godsאֱלֹהִיםelohim

gods

The gods of other peoples.

Where else “elohim” appears
other godsאֲחֵרִיםacherim

other

Other, another; next.

Where else “acherim” appears
to serve themעָבְדָavda

worship

To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.

Where else “avda” appears
and to bow downהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺתhishtachavot

worship

To bow before God in adoration.

Where else “hishtachavot” appears
provokeתַכְעִיסוּtachisu

provoke

To stir up someone's anger by what one does, like worshiping idols before YHWH.

Where else “tachisu” appears
with the workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase

work

What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.

Where else “maase” appears
of your handsיְדֵיyede

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yede” appears
do harmאָרַעara

do evil

To harm someone; evildoers.

Where else “ara” appears

The context

5saying, ‘Turn back, please, each one from his evil way and from the evil of your deeds, and dwell on the ground that YHWH gave to you and to your fathers from of old and forever.

6 · This verse (above)

7But you have not listened to me, declares YHWH, so as to provoke me with the work of your hands to your own harm.

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