“Yes,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and proclaim, ‘The LORD declares it.’”Jeremiah 23:31
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הִנְנִ֥י עַל־הַנְּבִיאִ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה הַלֹּקְחִ֣ים לְשׁוֹנָ֔ם וַֽיִּנְאֲמ֖וּ נְאֻֽם׃
- הִנְנִ֥יhi.Ni“here I”Particle, interjection + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
- עַל־'al-“[am] on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- הַנְּבִיאִ֖םha.ne.vi.'Im“the prophets”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
- נְאֻם־ne.'um-“[the] utterance of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נְאֻם · “utterance” · Strong's H5002
- יְהוָ֑הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- הַלֹּקְחִ֣יםha.lo.ke.Chim“who take”Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
- לְשׁוֹנָ֔םle.sho.Nam“tongue their”Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from לָשׁוֹן · “tongue” · Strong's H3956G
- וַֽיִּנְאֲמ֖וּvai.yin.'a.Mu“and they have uttered”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָאַם · “to prophesy” · Strong's H5001
- נְאֻֽם׃ne.'Um“an utterance”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נְאֻם · “utterance” · Strong's H5002
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)