I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.Jeremiah 23:21
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
לֹא־שָׁלַ֥חְתִּי אֶת־הַנְּבִאִ֖ים וְהֵ֣ם רָ֑צוּ לֹא־דִבַּ֥רְתִּי אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם וְהֵ֥ם נִבָּֽאוּ׃
- לֹא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- שָׁלַ֥חְתִּיsha.Lach.ti“I sent”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'Im“the prophets”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
- וְהֵ֣םve.Hem“and they”Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
- רָ֑צוּRa.tzu“they ran”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from רוּץ · “run” · Strong's H7323G
- לֹא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- דִבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.ti“I spoke”Verb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
- אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hem“to them”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- וְהֵ֥םve.Hem“and they”Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
- נִבָּֽאוּ׃ni.Ba.'u“they prophesied”Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from נָבָא · “to prophesy” · Strong's H5012
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)