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Jeremiah 23:14

And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”
Jeremiah 23:14
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וּבִנְבִאֵ֨י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם רָאִ֣יתִי שַׁעֲרוּרָ֗ה נָא֞וֹף וְהָלֹ֤ךְ בַּשֶּׁ֙קֶר֙ וְחִזְּקוּ֙ יְדֵ֣י מְרֵעִ֔ים לְבִ֨לְתִּי־שָׁ֔בוּ אִ֖ישׁ מֵרָֽעָת֑וֹ הָֽיוּ־לִ֤י כֻלָּם֙ כִּסְדֹ֔ם וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ כַּעֲמֹרָֽה׃ ס

  1. וּבִנְבִאֵ֨יu.vin.vi.'Ei“and among [the] prophets of”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
  2. יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.Lim“Jerusalem”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
  3. רָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.ti“I have seen”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  4. שַׁעֲרוּרָ֗הsha.'a.ru.Rah“a horrible [thing]”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from שַׁעֲרוּרָה · “horror” · Strong's H8186A
  5. נָא֞וֹףna.'of“they have committed adultery”
    Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from נָאַף · “to commit adultery” · Strong's H5003
  6. וְהָלֹ֤ךְve.ha.Lokh“and they have walked”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
  7. בַּשֶּׁ֙קֶר֙ba.She.ker“in <the> falsehood”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫קֶר · “deception” · Strong's H8267
  8. וְחִזְּקוּ֙ve.chi.ze.Ku“and they have strengthened”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from חָזַק · “strengthen” · Strong's H2388G
  9. יְדֵ֣יye.Dei“[the] hands of”
    Noun, both genders, dual, construct · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  10. מְרֵעִ֔יםme.re.'Im“evil-doers”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from רָעַע · “be evil” · Strong's H7489A
  11. לְבִ֨לְתִּי־le.Vil.ti-“to not”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from בִּלְתִּי · “lest” · Strong's H1115
  12. שָׁ֔בוּSha.vu“they have turned away”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שׁוּב · “turn back” · Strong's H7725I
  13. אִ֖ישׁ'ish“anyone”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  14. מֵרָֽעָת֑וֹme.ra.'a.To“from evil his”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָעָה · “evil” · Strong's H7451I
  15. הָֽיוּ־ha.yu-“they have become”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  16. לִ֤יli“to <the> me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  17. כֻלָּם֙khu.Lam“all of them”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  18. כִּסְדֹ֔םkis.Dom“like Sodom”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from סְדֹם · “Sodom” · Strong's H5467
  19. וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.ha“and inhabitants its”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  20. כַּעֲמֹרָֽה׃ סka.'a.mo.Rah“like Gomorrah”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from עֲמֹרָה · “Gomorrah” · Strong's H6017
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)