God & Savior

Jeremiah 23:38

But if you claim, ‘This is the burden of the LORD,’ then this is what the LORD says: Because you have said, ‘This is the burden of the LORD,’ and I specifically told you not to make this claim,
Jeremiah 23:38
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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)

וְאִם־מַשָּׂ֣א יְהוָה֮ תֹּאמֵרוּ֒ לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה יַ֧עַן אֲמָרְכֶ֛ם אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה מַשָּׂ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וָאֶשְׁלַ֤ח אֲלֵיכֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹ֥א תֹאמְר֖וּ מַשָּׂ֥א יְהוָֽה׃

  1. וְאִם־ve.'im-“and if”
    Conjunction + Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  2. מַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'“[the] burden of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַשָּׂא · “oracle” · Strong's H4853B
  3. יְהוָה֮Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  4. תֹּאמֵרוּ֒to.me.Ru“you will say”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  5. לָכֵ֗ןla.Khen“<to> therefore”
    Preposition + Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  6. כֹּ֚הkoh“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  7. אָמַ֣ר'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  8. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  9. יַ֧עַןYa.'an“because”
    Conjunction · from יַעַן · “because” · Strong's H3282
  10. אֲמָרְכֶ֛ם'a.ma.re.Khem“have spoken you”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  11. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  12. הַדָּבָ֥רha.da.Var“the word”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  13. הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  14. מַשָּׂ֣אma.Sa'“[the] burden of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַשָּׂא · “oracle” · Strong's H4853B
  15. יְהוָ֑הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  16. וָאֶשְׁלַ֤חva.'esh.Lach“and I sent”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
  17. אֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.Khem“to you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  18. לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  19. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  20. תֹאמְר֖וּto.me.Ru“you must say”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  21. מַשָּׂ֥אma.Sa'“[the] burden of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַשָּׂא · “oracle” · Strong's H4853B
  22. יְהוָֽה׃Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)