Jeremiah 26:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The LORD says, 'Stand in the courtyard of the LORD's house and declare to all the cities of Judah, who come to worship in the LORD's house, all the words I command you to speak to them. Do not omit a single word.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה עֲמֹד֮ בַּחֲצַ֣ר בֵּית־יְהוָה֒ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֞ עַל־כָּל־עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה הַבָּאִים֙ לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֣ת בֵּית־יְהוָ֔ה אֵ֚ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּיתִ֖יךָ לְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם אַל־תִּגְרַ֖ע דָּבָֽר׃

Transliteration

Thus ʾāmar Yəhwāh, Stand in-ḥăṣar house-of-Yəhwāh and-dibbartā to-all-ʿārê Yəhūḏāh the-ones-bāʾîm to-hištaḥăwōṯ house-of-Yəhwāh ʾēṯ all-the-dəḇārîm which ṣiwwîṯîḵā to-dabbēr to-them, not-tigraʿ dāḇār.

Grammar Details

• *ʾāmar*: Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - said/spoke
• *ʿămōḏ*: Qal imperative, masculine singular - stand
• *ḥăṣar*: construct state with definite article, masculine singular - court of
• *dibbartā*: Piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular with waw-consecutive - you shall speak
• *ʿārê*: construct state, feminine plural - cities of
• *bāʾîm*: Qal participle, masculine plural with definite article - the ones coming
• *hištaḥăwōṯ*: Hitpael infinitive construct - to bow down/worship
• *ʾēṯ*: direct object marker
• *dəḇārîm*: masculine plural - words/matters
• *ṣiwwîṯîḵā*: Piel perfect, 1st person singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I commanded you
• *dabbēr*: Piel infinitive construct - to speak
• *tigraʿ*: Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - diminish/omit

Word Meanings

• *ḥăṣar*: court/courtyard/enclosure
• *dibbēr*: speak/declare/converse
• *bāʾîm*: coming/entering/arriving
• *hištaḥăwōṯ*: worship/bow down/prostrate oneself
• *dāḇār*: word/thing/matter

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD'S house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD'S house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Thus says the LORD: Stand in the court of the LORD's house and speak to all the cities of Judah, who come to worship in the LORD's house, all the words that I command you to speak to them; do not omit a word:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD'S house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD'S house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thus saith{H559} Jehovah:{H3068} Stand{H5975} in the court{H2691} of Jehovah's{H3068} house,{H1004} and speak{H1696} unto all the cities{H5892} of Judah,{H3063} which come{H935} to worship{H7812} in Jehovah's{H3068} house,{H1004} all the words{H1697} that I command{H6680} thee to speak{H1696} unto them; diminish{H1639} not a word.{H1697}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; Stand{H5975}{(H8798)} in the court{H2691} of the LORD'S{H3068} house{H1004}, and speak{H1696}{(H8765)} unto all the cities{H5892} of Judah{H3063}, which come{H935}{(H8802)} to worship{H7812}{(H8692)} in the LORD'S{H3068} house{H1004}, all the words{H1697} that I command{H6680}{(H8765)} thee to speak{H1696}{(H8763)} unto them; diminish{H1639}{(H8799)} not a word{H1697}:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thus saieth the LORDE: Stonde in the courte of the LORDES house, and speake vnto all them which (out of the cities of Iuda) come to do worshippe in the LORDES house, all the wordes yt I commaunde the to saye. Loke that thou kepe not one worde backe,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thus saith the Lorde, Sande in the court of the Lordes House, & speake vnto all the cities of Iudah, which come to worshippe in the Lords House, all the wordes that I commaunde thee to speake vnto them: keepe not a worde backe,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thus saith the Lord: Stande in the court of the Lordes house, & speake vnto al them which (out of the citie of Iuda) come to do worship in the Lordes house, all the wordes that I commaunde thee to say: loke that thou kepe not one worde backe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD'S house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD'S house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Thus says Yahweh: Stand in the court of Yahweh's house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in Yahweh's house, all the words that I command you to speak to them; don't diminish a word.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Thus said Jehovah, Stand thou in the court of the house of Jehovah, and thou hast spoken unto all `those of' the cities of Judah who are coming in to bow themselves in the house of Jehovah, all the words that I have commanded thee to speak unto them, thou dost not diminish a word.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thus saith Jehovah: Stand in the court of Jehovah's house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in Jehovah's house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thus saith Jehovah: Stand in the court of Jehovah's house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in Jehovah's house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  This is what the Lord has said: Take your place in the open square of the Lord's house and say to all the towns of Judah, who come into the Lord's house for worship, everything I give you orders to say to them: keep back not a word;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Thus says Yahweh: Stand in the court of Yahweh's house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in Yahweh's house, all the words that I command you to speak to them; don't diminish a word.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD said,“Go stand in the courtyard of the LORD’s temple. Speak out to all the people who are coming from the towns of Judah to worship in the LORD’s temple. Tell them everything I command you to tell them. Do not leave out a single word!

Referenced Verses

• Deut 4:2 : 2 Do not add to the command that I am giving you, and do not take away from it, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am commanding you.
• Jer 19:14 : 14 Jeremiah then returned from Topheth, where the LORD had sent him to prophesy, and he stood in the court of the LORD’s temple and said to all the people:
• Acts 20:27 : 27 For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole plan of God.
• Jer 1:17 : 17 But you, prepare yourself; rise and speak to them all that I command you. Do not be terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them.
• Matt 28:20 : 20 'teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the very end of the age.'
• Jer 7:2 : 2 Stand in the gate of the LORD's house and proclaim there this message: ‘Hear the word of the LORD, all of Judah who enter through these gates to worship the LORD.’
• 2 Chr 24:20-21 : 20 Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada the priest. Standing above the people, he said to them, 'This is what God says: Why do you disobey the Lord's commands and bring about your own failure? Because you have forsaken the Lord, He has also forsaken you.' 21 But they conspired against him, and at the king's command, they stoned him to death in the courtyard of the house of the Lord.
• Jer 42:4 : 4 Jeremiah the prophet said to them, "I have heard you. I will indeed pray to the LORD your God according to your words, and every word the LORD answers you, I will tell you—I will not withhold a single word from you."
• Ezek 3:10 : 10 And he said to me, "Son of man, take into your heart all the words I speak to you and listen closely with your ears."
• Acts 20:20 : 20 'I did not shrink back from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house.'
• Rev 22:19 : 19 And if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away their share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.
• Ezek 3:17-21 : 17 "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them warning from Me. 18 If I say to a wicked person, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn him or speak out to warn him to turn from his wicked ways to save his life, that wicked person will die in his sin, but I will hold you accountable for his blood. 19 But if you warn the wicked person and he does not turn from his wickedness or his wicked way, he will die in his sin, but you will have saved yourself. 20 Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and does wrong, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. Since you did not warn him, he will die in his sin. His righteous acts will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for his blood. 21 But if you warn a righteous person not to sin and he does not sin, he will surely live because he heeded the warning, and you will have saved yourself.
• Jer 23:28 : 28 Let the prophet who has a dream recount his dream, but let the one who has My word speak it faithfully. For what is straw compared to grain? declares the LORD.
• Jer 36:10 : 10 Then Baruch read from the scroll the words of Jeremiah in the house of the LORD, in the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the secretary, which was in the upper court at the entrance of the New Gate of the LORD’s house, in the hearing of all the people.
• Isa 58:1-2 : 1 Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a trumpet; announce to my people their rebellion and to the house of Jacob their sins. 2 Day after day they seek me and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that practiced righteousness and did not forsake the justice of their God. They ask me for righteous judgments and delight in drawing near to God.
• Luke 19:47-20:1 : 47 Every day he was teaching in the temple. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were seeking to destroy him. 48 But they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were clinging to him, listening to what he said. 1 One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the scribes, together with the elders, came up to him.
• Luke 21:37-38 : 37 Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple, and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives. 38 And all the people would get up early in the morning to come to him in the temple to hear him.
• John 8:2 : 2 Early in the morning, he came again to the temple, and all the people were coming to him. He sat down and began teaching them.
• John 18:20 : 20 Jesus answered him, 'I have spoken openly to the world. I always taught in synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.'
• Acts 5:20-21 : 20 The angel said, 'Go, stand in the temple courts, and tell the people all about this new life.' 21 At daybreak, they entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.
• Acts 5:25 : 25 Then someone came and said, 'Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people.'
• Acts 5:42 : 42 Every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.