Jeremiah 23:36

But refer no more to the burden of the LORD, for each man’s word becomes the burden, so that you pervert the words of the living God, the LORD of Hosts, our God.
Jeremiah 23:36
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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)

וּמַשָּׂ֥א יְהוָ֖ה לֹ֣א תִזְכְּרוּ־ע֑וֹד כִּ֣י הַמַּשָּׂ֗א יִֽהְיֶה֙ לְאִ֣ישׁ דְּבָר֔וֹ וַהֲפַכְתֶּ֗ם אֶת־דִּבְרֵי֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים חַיִּ֔ים יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

  1. וּמַשָּׂ֥אu.ma.Sa'“and [the] burden of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַשָּׂא · “oracle” · Strong's H4853B
  2. יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  4. תִזְכְּרוּ־tiz.ke.ru-“you will remember”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from זָכַר · “to remember” · Strong's H2142
  5. ע֑וֹדod“again”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹד · “still” · Strong's H5750
  6. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  7. הַמַּשָּׂ֗אha.ma.Sa'“the burden”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַשָּׂא · “oracle” · Strong's H4853B
  8. יִֽהְיֶה֙yih.Yeh“it is”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  9. לְאִ֣ישׁle.'Ish“for a person”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  10. דְּבָר֔וֹde.va.Ro“own word his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  11. וַהֲפַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.fakh.Tem“and you change”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from הָפַךְ · “to overturn” · Strong's H2015
  12. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  13. דִּבְרֵי֙div.Rei“[the] words of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  14. אֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  15. חַיִּ֔יםchai.Yim“living”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from חַי · “alive” · Strong's H2416A
  16. יְהוָ֥הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  17. צְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'ot“of hosts”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from צָבָא · “Hosts” · Strong's H6635B
  18. אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nu“God our”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)