Jeremiah 12:16
{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.12.16", "source": "וְהָיָ֡ה אִם־לָמֹ֣ד יִלְמְדוּ֩ אֶת־דַּֽרְכֵ֨י עַמִּ֜י לְהִשָּׁבֵ֤עַ בִּשְׁמִי֙ חַי־יְהוָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר לִמְּדוּ֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י לְהִשָּׁבֵ֖עַ בַּבָּ֑עַל וְנִבְנ֖וּ בְּת֥וֹךְ עַמִּֽי׃", "text": "*wə*-*hāyāh* if-*lāmōd* they-*yilmədû* *ʾet*-*darkê* my-*ʿammî* to-*hiššābēaʿ* in-my-name life-*YHWH* as they-*limmədû* *ʾet*-my-*ʿammî* to-*hiššābēaʿ* by-*babbāʿal* *wə*-they-will-be-*nibnû* in-*tôk* my-*ʿammî*", "grammar": { "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*hāyāh*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will be", "*lāmōd*": "verb, Qal infinitive absolute - learning", "*yilmədû*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will learn", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*darkê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - ways of", "*ʿammî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my people", "*hiššābēaʿ*": "verb, Niphal infinitive construct - to swear", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*limmədû*": "verb, Piel perfect, 3rd person plural - they taught", "*babbāʿal*": "noun, masculine singular with preposition and definite article - by Baal", "*nibnû*": "verb, Niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - they will be built up", "*tôk*": "noun, masculine singular construct - midst of" }, "variants": { "*lāmōd yilmədû*": "surely learn/diligently learn", "*hiššābēaʿ*": "to swear/to take oath", "*limmədû*": "taught/instructed", "*nibnû*": "be built up/be established/prosper" } }