12 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.23.12",
"source": "לָכֵן יִהְיֶה דַרְכָּם לָהֶם כַּחֲלַקְלַקּוֹת בָּאֲפֵלָה יִדַּחוּ וְנָפְלוּ בָהּ כִּי־אָבִיא עֲלֵיהֶם רָעָה שְׁנַת פְּקֻדָּתָם נְאֻם־יְהוָה",
"text": "*Lākēn* *yihyeh* *darkām* *lāhem* *kaḥălaqlaqqôt* *bāʾăp̄ēlâ* *yiddaḥû* *wənāp̄əlû* *bāh* *kî*-*ʾābîʾ* *ʿălêhem* *rāʿâ* *šənat* *pəquddātām* *nəʾum*-*YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*Lākēn*": "adverb - therefore/consequently",
"*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it will be",
"*darkām*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their way",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*kaḥălaqlaqqôt*": "preposition + feminine plural noun - like slippery places",
"*bāʾăp̄ēlâ*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - in the darkness",
"*yiddaḥû*": "niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will be driven/thrust",
"*wənāp̄əlû*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd person common plural - and they will fall",
"*bāh*": "preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - in it",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ʾābîʾ*": "hiphil imperfect 1st person singular - I will bring",
"*ʿălêhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - upon them",
"*rāʿâ*": "feminine singular noun - evil/calamity",
"*šənat*": "feminine singular construct - year of",
"*pəquddātām*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their visitation/punishment",
"*nəʾum*": "construct state - declaration/utterance of",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥălaqlaqqôt*": "slippery places/slippery ways",
"*ʾăp̄ēlâ*": "darkness/gloom/thick darkness",
"*yiddaḥû*": "be driven/be thrust/be banished",
"*rāʿâ*": "evil/calamity/disaster",
"*pəquddātām*": "their visitation/their punishment/their reckoning"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.23.13",
"source": "וּבִנְבִיאֵי שֹׁמְרוֹן רָאִיתִי תִפְלָה הִנַּבְּאוּ בַבַּעַל וַיַּתְעוּ אֶת־עַמִּי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל",
"text": "*Ûbinbîʾê* *šōmərôn* *rāʾîtî* *tip̄lâ* *hinnabbəʾû* *babbaʿal* *wayyatʿû* *ʾet*-*ʿammî* *ʾet*-*yiśrāʾēl*",
"grammar": {
"*Ûbinbîʾê*": "conjunction + preposition + masculine plural construct - and in the prophets of",
"*šōmərôn*": "proper noun - Samaria",
"*rāʾîtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I have seen",
"*tip̄lâ*": "feminine singular noun - unsavoriness/folly",
"*hinnabbəʾû*": "hithpael perfect 3rd person common plural - they prophesied",
"*babbaʿal*": "preposition + definite article + proper noun - by Baal",
"*wayyatʿû*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they led astray",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʿammî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my people",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*tip̄lâ*": "unsavoriness/folly/offensive thing",
"*hinnabbəʾû*": "they prophesied/they acted as prophets",
"*wayyatʿû*": "they led astray/they caused to err/they misled"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.23.14",
"source": "וּבִנְבִאֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם רָאִיתִי שַׁעֲרוּרָה נָאוֹף וְהָלֹךְ בַּשֶּׁקֶר וְחִזְּקוּ יְדֵי מְרֵעִים לְבִלְתִּי־שָׁבוּ אִישׁ מֵרָעָתוֹ הָיוּ־לִי כֻלָּם כִּסְדֹם וְיֹשְׁבֶיהָ כַּעֲמֹרָה",
"text": "*Ûbinbîʾê* *yərûšālaim* *rāʾîtî* *šaʿărûrâ* *nāʾôp̄* *wəhālōk* *baššeqer* *wəḥizzəqû* *yədê* *mərēʿîm* *ləbiltî*-*šābû* *ʾîš* *mērāʿātô* *hāyû*-*lî* *kullām* *kisdōm* *wəyōšəbêhā* *kaʿămōrâ*",
"grammar": {
"*Ûbinbîʾê*": "conjunction + preposition + masculine plural construct - and in the prophets of",
"*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*rāʾîtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I have seen",
"*šaʿărûrâ*": "feminine singular noun - horrible thing",
"*nāʾôp̄*": "qal infinitive absolute - committing adultery",
"*wəhālōk*": "conjunction + qal infinitive absolute - and walking",
"*baššeqer*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the falsehood/lie",
"*wəḥizzəqû*": "conjunction + piel perfect 3rd person common plural - and they strengthen",
"*yədê*": "feminine dual construct - hands of",
"*mərēʿîm*": "hiphil participle masculine plural - evildoers",
"*ləbiltî*": "preposition + conjunction - so that not",
"*šābû*": "qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they return/repent",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - each man",
"*mērāʿātô*": "preposition + feminine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - from his evil",
"*hāyû*": "qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they have become",
"*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*kullām*": "noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all of them",
"*kisdōm*": "preposition + proper noun - like Sodom",
"*wəyōšəbêhā*": "conjunction + qal participle masculine plural construct + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and her inhabitants",
"*kaʿămōrâ*": "preposition + proper noun - like Gomorrah"
},
"variants": {
"*šaʿărûrâ*": "horrible thing/shocking thing/disgusting thing",
"*nāʾôp̄*": "committing adultery/being unfaithful",
"*šeqer*": "falsehood/lie/deception",
"*ḥizzəqû*": "strengthen/encourage/support",
"*mərēʿîm*": "evildoers/those doing evil",
"*šābû*": "return/repent/turn back"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.23.15",
"source": "לָכֵ֞ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ עַל־הַנְּבִאִ֔ים הִנְנִ֨י מַאֲכִ֤יל אוֹתָם֙ לַֽעֲנָ֔ה וְהִשְׁקִתִ֖ים מֵי־רֹ֑אשׁ כִּ֗י מֵאֵת֙ נְבִיאֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם יָצְאָ֥ה חֲנֻפָּ֖ה לְכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ פ",
"text": "*Lākēn* thus *ʾāmar* *YHWH* *ṣəbāʾôt* upon-the-*nəbīʾîm*: *Hinənî* *maʾăkîl* them *laʿănâ* and-*hišqîtîm* *mê*-*rōʾš*, for from *nəbîʾê* *Yərûšālaim* *yāṣəʾâ* *ḥănuppâ* to-all-the-*ʾāreṣ*.",
"grammar": {
"*Lākēn*": "adverb - therefore",
"*ʾāmar*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said/declared",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*ṣəbāʾôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - hosts/armies",
"*nəbīʾîm*": "noun, masculine plural - prophets",
"*Hinənî*": "interjection + 1st singular suffix - behold me/I am about to",
"*maʾăkîl*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - causing to eat",
"*laʿănâ*": "noun, feminine singular - wormwood (bitter herb)",
"*hišqîtîm*": "hiphil perfect, 1st singular with 3rd plural suffix - I will cause them to drink",
"*mê*": "noun, construct - waters of",
"*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular - gall/poison/venom",
"*nəbîʾê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - prophets of",
"*Yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*yāṣəʾâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - went out/came forth",
"*ḥănuppâ*": "noun, feminine singular - pollution/profaneness/ungodliness",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - land/earth"
},
"variants": {
"*laʿănâ*": "wormwood/bitterness/curse",
"*rōʾš*": "gall/poison/bitter herb/venom",
"*ḥănuppâ*": "pollution/profaneness/ungodliness/hypocrisy",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/ground/territory"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.23.16",
"source": "כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֗וֹת אַֽל־תִּשְׁמְע֞וּ עַל־דִּבְרֵ֤י הַנְּבִאִים֙ הַנִּבְּאִ֣ים לָכֶ֔ם מַהְבִּלִ֥ים הֵ֖מָּה אֶתְכֶ֑ם חֲז֤וֹן לִבָּם֙ יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ לֹ֖א מִפִּ֥י יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "Thus *ʾāmar* *YHWH* *ṣəbāʾôt*: *ʾal*-*tišməʿû* upon-*dibrê* the-*nəbīʾîm* the-*nibəʾîm* to-you, *mahbilîm* they you; *ḥăzôn* *libbām* *yədabbērû*, not from-*pî* *YHWH*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāmar*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said/declared",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*ṣəbāʾôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - hosts/armies",
"*ʾal*": "negative particle - do not",
"*tišməʿû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - listen/hear/obey",
"*dibrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words of",
"*nəbīʾîm*": "noun, masculine plural - prophets",
"*nibəʾîm*": "niphal participle, masculine plural - prophesying",
"*mahbilîm*": "hiphil participle, masculine plural - causing to be vain/making empty",
"*ḥăzôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - vision of",
"*libbām*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their heart",
"*yədabbērû*": "piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they speak",
"*pî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - mouth of"
},
"variants": {
"*mahbilîm*": "causing to be vain/making empty/filling with false hopes",
"*ḥăzôn*": "vision/revelation/oracle",
"*libbām*": "their heart/mind/will/understanding"
}
}