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Jeremiah 9:24

But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth— for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 9:24
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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)

כִּ֣י אִם־בְּזֹ֞את יִתְהַלֵּ֣ל הַמִּתְהַלֵּ֗ל הַשְׂכֵּל֮ וְיָדֹ֣עַ אוֹתִי֒ כִּ֚י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה עֹ֥שֶׂה חֶ֛סֶד מִשְׁפָּ֥ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה בָּאָ֑רֶץ כִּֽי־בְאֵ֥לֶּה חָפַ֖צְתִּי נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ ס

  1. כִּ֣יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי [אם] · “except” · Strong's H3588B
  2. אִם־'im-“except”
    Particle · from [כִּי] אם · “except” · Strong's H0518B
  3. בְּזֹ֞אתbe.Zot“in this”
    Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  4. יִתְהַלֵּ֣לyit.ha.Lel“let him boast”
    Verb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַל · “boast” · Strong's H1984H
  5. הַמִּתְהַלֵּ֗לha.mit.ha.Lel“who [-ever] boasts”
    Definite article + Verb, hithpael, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from הָלַל · “boast” · Strong's H1984H
  6. הַשְׂכֵּל֮has.Kel“he has insight”
    Verb, hiphil, infinitive absolute, absolute · from שָׂכַל · “be prudent” · Strong's H7919A
  7. וְיָדֹ֣עַve.ya.Do.a'“and he knows”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  8. אוֹתִי֒'o.Ti“<obj.> me”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  9. כִּ֚יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  10. אֲנִ֣י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  11. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“[am] Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  12. עֹ֥שֶׂה'O.seh“[who] does”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  13. חֶ֛סֶדChe.sed“covenant loyalty”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫סֶד · “kindness” · Strong's H2617A
  14. מִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.Pat“justice”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִשְׁפָּט · “justice” · Strong's H4941H
  15. וּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.Kah“and righteousness”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from צְדָקָה · “righteousness” · Strong's H6666
  16. בָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retz“on the earth”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  17. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  18. בְאֵ֥לֶּהve.'E.leh“in these things”
    Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
  19. חָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.ti“I delight”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from חָפֵץ · “to delight in” · Strong's H2654A
  20. נְאֻם־ne.'um-“[the] utterance of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נְאֻם · “utterance” · Strong's H5002
  21. יְהוָֽה׃ סYah.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)