They suppose the dreams that they tell one another will make My people forget My name, just as their fathers forgot My name through the worship of Baal.Jeremiah 23:27
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הַחֹשְׁבִ֗ים לְהַשְׁכִּ֤יחַ אֶת־עַמִּי֙ שְׁמִ֔י בַּחֲל֣וֹמֹתָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְסַפְּר֖וּ אִ֣ישׁ לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁכְח֧וּ אֲבוֹתָ֛ם אֶת־שְׁמִ֖י בַּבָּֽעַל׃
- הַחֹשְׁבִ֗יםha.cho.she.Vim“who plan”Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from חָשַׁב · “think” · Strong's H2803J
- לְהַשְׁכִּ֤יחַle.hash.Ki.ach“to make forget”Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁכַח · “to forget” · Strong's H7911
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- עַמִּי֙'a.Mi“people my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
- שְׁמִ֔יshe.Mi“name my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
- בַּחֲל֣וֹמֹתָ֔םba.cha.Lo.mo.Tam“by dreams their”Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חֲלוֹם · “dream” · Strong's H2472
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- יְסַפְּר֖וּye.sa.pe.Ru“they recount”Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from סָפַר · “to recount” · Strong's H5608A
- אִ֣ישׁ'ish“each”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
- לְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.hu“to neighbor his”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֵעַ · “neighbor” · Strong's H7453
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.Sher“just as”Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
- שָׁכְח֧וּsha.khe.Chu“they forgot”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁכַח · “to forget” · Strong's H7911
- אֲבוֹתָ֛ם'a.vo.Tam“ancestors their”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- שְׁמִ֖יshe.Mi“name my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
- בַּבָּֽעַל׃ba.Ba.'al“for <the> Baal”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּעַל · “Baal” · Strong's H1168A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)