Jeremiah 23:35

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbor, and every one to his brother, What hath Jehovah answered? and, What hath Jehovah spoken?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כֹּ֥ה תֹאמְר֛וּ אִ֥ישׁ עַל־רֵעֵ֖הוּ וְאִ֣ישׁ אֶל־אָחִ֑יו מֶה־עָנָ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה וּמַה־דִּבֶּ֖ר יְהוָֽה

Transliteration

Thus tōʾmerû ʾîš to-rēʿēhû and-ʾîš to-ʾāḥîw: "What-ʿānâ YHWH? and-what-dibber YHWH?"

Grammar Details

*tōʾmerû*: qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - you shall say
*ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular - man
*rēʿēhû*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his neighbor
*ʾāḥîw*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his brother
*ʿānâ*: qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he answered
*dibber*: piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he spoke

Word Meanings

*tōʾmerû*: you shall say/you must say
*ʾîš*: man/each one/person
*rēʿēhû*: his neighbor/his friend/his fellow
*ʾāḥîw*: his brother/his kinsman
*ʿānâ*: he answered/he responded
*dibber*: he spoke/he declared/he said

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Jer 31:34 : 34 and they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know Jehovah; for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith Jehovah: for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more.
Jer 33:3 : 3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and will show thee great things, and difficult, which thou knowest not.
Jer 42:4 : 4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto Jehovah your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass that whatsoever thing Jehovah shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.
Heb 8:11 : 11 And they shall not {G3361} teach every man his fellow-citizen, And every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: For all shall know me, From the least to the greatest of them.

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