Jeremiah 26:5

“to listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I am sending to you, rising early and sending, but you have not listened,”

Jeremiah 26:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 26:5, word by word

to listenשְׁמֹעַshemoa

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

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to the wordsדִּבְרֵיdivre

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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of my servantsעֲבָדַavada

servant of YHWH

YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.

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the prophetsנְּבִאִיםneviim

prophet

Someone who speaks for YHWH.

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am sendingשֹׁלֵחַsholeach

send

To send someone or something.

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rising earlyהַשְׁכֵּםhashkem

rise early

To get up early to do something.

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The context

4And you shall say to them, ‘Thus says YHWH: If you do not listen to me, to walk in my instruction that I have set before you,

5 · This verse (above)

6then I will make this house like Shiloh, and this city I will make a curse for all the nations of the earth.’”

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