Verse 1

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Verse 3

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Verse 4

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Verse 6

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Verse 8

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Verse 11

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Verse 13

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Verse 14

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Verse 15

{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.28.15", "source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֧ה הַנָּבִ֛יא אֶל־חֲנַנְיָ֥ה הַנָּבִ֖יא שְׁמַֽע־נָ֣א חֲנַנְיָ֑ה לֹֽא־שְׁלָחֲךָ֣ יְהוָ֔ה וְאַתָּ֗ה הִבְטַ֛חְתָּ אֶת־הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֖ה עַל־שָֽׁקֶר", "text": "*wa-yōʾmer* *yirmyâ* the-*nābîʾ* to-*ḥănanyâ* the-*nābîʾ* *šəmaʿ*-*nāʾ* *ḥănanyâ* not-*šəlāḥăkā* *YHWH* and-*ʾattâ* *hibṭaḥtā* *ʾet*-the-*ʿām* the-*zeh* upon-*šāqer*", "grammar": { "*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*yirmyâ*": "proper noun - Jeremiah", "*nābîʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - prophet", "*ḥănanyâ*": "proper noun - Hananiah", "*šəmaʿ*": "qal imperative masculine singular - hear/listen", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now", "*šəlāḥăkā*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - he sent you", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*ʾattâ*": "personal pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you", "*hibṭaḥtā*": "hiphil perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have made trust", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʿām*": "noun, masculine singular - people", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*šāqer*": "noun, masculine singular - lie/falsehood" }, "variants": { "*nābîʾ*": "prophet/one who speaks for God", "*šəmaʿ*": "hear/listen/pay attention", "*nāʾ*": "please/now/I pray", "*šəlāḥăkā*": "he sent you/he commissioned you", "*hibṭaḥtā*": "you have made to trust/you have caused to rely", "*ʿām*": "people/nation/crowd", "*šāqer*": "lie/falsehood/deception" } }

Verse 16

{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.28.16", "source": "לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִי֙ מְשַֽׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֔ מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֣י הָאֲדָמָ֑ה הַשָּׁנָה֙ אַתָּ֣ה מֵ֔ת כִּֽי־סָרָ֥ה דִבַּ֖רְתָּ אֶל־יְהוָֽה", "text": "Therefore thus *ʾāmar* *YHWH* *hinənî* *məšallēḥăkā* from-upon *pənê* the-*ʾădāmâ* the-*šānâ* *ʾattâ* *mēt* because-*sārâ* *dibbartā* against-*YHWH*", "grammar": { "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he said/spoke", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*hinənî*": "interjection + 1st person singular suffix - behold me", "*məšallēḥăkā*": "piel participle masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - sending you away", "*pənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - face/surface of", "*ʾădāmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - ground/land/earth", "*šānâ*": "noun, feminine singular - year", "*ʾattâ*": "personal pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you", "*mēt*": "qal participle masculine singular - dying/dead", "*sārâ*": "noun, feminine singular - rebellion/turning aside", "*dibbartā*": "piel perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have spoken" }, "variants": { "*hinənî*": "behold me/here I am/look, I am about to", "*məšallēḥăkā*": "sending you away/dismissing you/removing you", "*pənê*": "face/surface/presence", "*ʾădāmâ*": "ground/land/earth/soil", "*mēt*": "dying/dead/will die", "*sārâ*": "rebellion/revolt/turning aside/defection", "*dibbartā*": "you have spoken/you have declared" } }