Jeremiah 23:17

They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’
Jeremiah 23:17
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Original language (Hebrew)

אֹמְרִ֤ים אָמוֹר֙ לִֽמְנַאֲצַ֔י דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שָׁל֖וֹם יִֽהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם וְ֠כֹל הֹלֵ֞ךְ בִּשְׁרִר֤וּת לִבּוֹ֙ אָֽמְר֔וּ לֹֽא־תָב֥וֹא עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם רָעָֽה׃

  1. אֹמְרִ֤ים'o.me.Rim“[they are] saying”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אָמוֹר֙'a.mOr“continually <to say>”
    Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  3. לִֽמְנַאֲצַ֔יlim.na.'a.Tzai“to [those who] despise me”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נָאַץ · “to spurn” · Strong's H5006
  4. דִּבֶּ֣רdi.Ber“he says”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  5. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  6. שָׁל֖וֹםsha.Lom“peace”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁלוֹם · “well-being” · Strong's H7965I
  7. יִֽהְיֶ֣הyih.Yeh“it will belong”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  8. לָכֶ֑םla.Khem“to <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  9. וְ֠כֹלVe.khol“and every”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  10. הֹלֵ֞ךְho.Lekh“[one who] walks”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from הָלַךְ · “follow” · Strong's H1980N
  11. בִּשְׁרִר֤וּתbish.ri.Rut“in [the] stubbornness of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from שְׁרִירוּת · “stubbornness” · Strong's H8307
  12. לִבּוֹ֙li.Bo“own heart his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  13. אָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.Ru“they have said”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  14. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  15. תָב֥וֹאta.Vo'“it will come”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  16. עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.Khem“on you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  17. רָעָֽה׃ra.'Ah“calamity”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רָעָה · “harm” · Strong's H7451C
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)