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the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִיםprophesyנִבְּאוּfalsely,בַשֶּׁקֶרand the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִיםruleיִרְדּוּby their own hand,עַל יְדֵיהֶםand my peopleוְעַמִּיlove itאָהֲבוּso.כֵןBut whatוּמַהwill you doתַּעֲשׂוּat its end?’”לְאַחֲרִיתָהּ
Jeremiah 5:31
Study it in the app“the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own hand, and my people love it so. But what will you do at its end?’””
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 5:31, word by word
- the prophetsנְּבִיאִיםneviim
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “neviim” appears- prophesyנִבְּאוּnibu
prophesy
To speak what God's spirit gives to say.
Where else “nibu” appears- falselyשֶּׁקֶרsheker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “sheker” appears- and the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- ruleיִרְדּוּyirdu
rule
To hold sway, govern.
Where else “yirdu” appears- by their own handיְדֵיyede
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yede” appears- and my peopleעַמִּami
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “ami” appears- love itאָהֲבוּahavu
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ahavu” appears- will you doתַּעֲשׂוּtaasu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taasu” appears- at its end?’אַחֲרִיתָacharita
end
Where something ends, and how it ends.
Where else “acharita” appears
The context
30A horror and a horrible thing has happened in the land:
31 · This verse (above)