“Among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray.Jeremiah 23:13
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וּבִנְבִיאֵ֥י שֹׁמְר֖וֹן רָאִ֣יתִי תִפְלָ֑ה הִנַּבְּא֣וּ בַבַּ֔עַל וַיַּתְע֥וּ אֶת־עַמִּ֖י אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס
- וּבִנְבִיאֵ֥יu.vin.vi.'Ei“and among [the] prophets of”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
- שֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.Ron“Samaria”Noun, proper name of a place · from שֹׁמְרוֹן · “Samaria” · Strong's H8111
- רָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.ti“I saw”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
- תִפְלָ֑הtif.Lah“offensiveness”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תִּפְלָה · “folly” · Strong's H8604
- הִנַּבְּא֣וּhi.na.be.'U“they prophesied”Verb, hithpael, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from נָבָא · “to prophesy” · Strong's H5012
- בַבַּ֔עַלva.Ba.'al“by <the> Baal”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּעַל · “Baal” · Strong's H1168A
- וַיַּתְע֥וּvai.yat.'U“and they caused to err”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from תָּעָה · “to go astray” · Strong's H8582
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- עַמִּ֖י'a.Mi“people my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
Places named in this verse
- Samariasettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Samaria (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Samaria on OpenBible.info