Jeremiah 23:25

“I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’
Jeremiah 23:25
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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)

שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי אֵ֤ת אֲשֶׁר־אָֽמְרוּ֙ הַנְּבִאִ֔ים הַֽנִּבְּאִ֥ים בִּשְׁמִ֛י שֶׁ֖קֶר לֵאמֹ֑ר חָלַ֖מְתִּי חָלָֽמְתִּי׃

  1. שָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.ti“I have heard”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  2. אֵ֤ת'et“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“[that] which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  4. אָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.Ru“they have said”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  5. הַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'Im“the prophets”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
  6. הַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'Im“who prophesy”
    Definite article + Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from נָבָא · “to prophesy” · Strong's H5012
  7. בִּשְׁמִ֛יbish.Mi“in name my”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  8. שֶׁ֖קֶרShe.ker“falsehood”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫קֶר · “deception” · Strong's H8267
  9. לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  10. חָלַ֖מְתִּיcha.Lam.ti“I have dreamed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from חָלַם · “to dream” · Strong's H2492B
  11. חָלָֽמְתִּי׃cha.La.me.ti“I have dreamed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from חָלַם · “to dream” · Strong's H2492B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)