Jeremiah 23:35

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{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.23.35", "source": "כֹּ֥ה תֹאמְר֛וּ אִ֥ישׁ עַל־רֵעֵ֖הוּ וְאִ֣ישׁ אֶל־אָחִ֑יו מֶה־עָנָ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה וּמַה־דִּבֶּ֖ר יְהוָֽה", "text": "Thus *tōʾmerû* *ʾîš* to-*rēʿēhû* and-*ʾîš* to-*ʾāḥîw*: \"What-*ʿānâ* *YHWH*? and-what-*dibber* *YHWH*?\"", "grammar": { "*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" }, "variants": { "*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" } }

📖 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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  This is what each of you is to say to his neighbor and to his brother: 'What has the LORD answered?' or 'What has the LORD spoken?'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What hath the LORD answered? and, What hath the LORD spoken?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Thus shall you say every one to his neighbor, and every one to his brother, 'What has the LORD answered?' and, 'What has the LORD spoken?'

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What hath the LORD answered? and, What hath the LORD spoken?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thus shall ye say{H559} every one{H376} to his neighbor,{H7453} and every one{H376} to his brother,{H251} What hath Jehovah{H3068} answered?{H6030} and, What hath Jehovah{H3068} spoken?{H1696}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thus shall ye say{H559}{(H8799)} every one{H376} to his neighbour{H7453}, and every one{H376} to his brother{H251}, What hath the LORD{H3068} answered{H6030}{(H8804)}? and, What hath the LORD{H3068} spoken{H1696}{(H8765)}?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But thus shall ye saye, euery one to another: What answere hath the LORDE geuen? or, what is the LORDES commaundement?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thus shall yee say euery one to his neighbour, and euerie one to his brother, What hath the Lorde answered? and what hath the Lorde spoken?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But thus shall ye say euery one to another, and euery man to his brother: what aunswere hath the Lorde geuen? or what is the Lordes commaundement?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What hath the LORD answered? and, What hath the LORD spoken?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Thus shall you say everyone to his neighbor, and everyone to his brother, What has Yahweh answered? and, What has Yahweh spoken?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Thus do ye say each unto his neighbour, And each unto his brother: What hath Jehovah answered? And what hath Jehovah spoken?

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But this is what you are to say, every man to his neighbour and every man to his brother, What answer has the Lord given? and, What has the Lord said?

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall say everyone to his neighbor, and everyone to his brother, What has Yahweh answered? and, What has Yahweh spoken?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So I, Jeremiah, tell you,“Each of you people should say to his friend or his relative,‘How did the LORD answer? Or what did the LORD say?’

Referenced Verses

• Jer 31:34 : 34 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.31.34", "source": "וְלֹ֧א יְלַמְּד֣וּ ע֗וֹד אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֜הוּ וְאִ֤ישׁ אֶת־אָחִיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר דְּע֖וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה כִּֽי־כוּלָּם֩ יֵדְע֨וּ אוֹתִ֜י לְמִקְטַנָּ֤ם וְעַד־גְּדוֹלָם֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֤י אֶסְלַח֙ לַֽעֲוֺנָ֔ם וּלְחַטָּאתָ֖ם לֹ֥א אֶזְכָּר־עֽוֹד׃", "text": "And not *yᵊlammᵊdû* *ʿôd* *ʾîš* *ʾet*-*rēʿēhû* and *ʾîš* *ʾet*-*ʾāḥîw* saying, *dᵊʿû* *ʾet*-*YHWH*, *kî*-all of them *yēdᵊʿû* me, from *miqᵊṭannām* and until-*gᵊdôlām*, *nᵊʾum*-*YHWH*, *kî* *ʾeslaḥ* for *ʿăwōnām* and for *ḥaṭṭāʾtām* not *ʾezkār*-*ʿôd*.", "grammar": { "*yᵊlammᵊdû*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will teach", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - still/yet/again", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/each one", "*rēʿēhû*": "noun, masculine, singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his neighbor/friend", "*ʾāḥîw*": "noun, masculine, singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his brother", "*dᵊʿû*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine plural - know!", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*yēdᵊʿû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will know", "*miqᵊṭannām*": "preposition + adjective, masculine, singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - from their small/least", "*gᵊdôlām*": "adjective, masculine, singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their great/greatest", "*nᵊʾum*": "construct state noun - utterance/declaration of", "*ʾeslaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will forgive", "*ʿăwōnām*": "noun, masculine, singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their iniquity", "*ḥaṭṭāʾtām*": "noun, feminine, singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their sin", "*ʾezkār*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will remember" }, "variants": { "*ʾîš*": "man/each one/person/individual", "*rēʿēhû*": "his neighbor/friend/companion/fellow", "*dᵊʿû*": "know/understand/perceive", "*ʿăwōnām*": "their iniquity/guilt/punishment", "*ḥaṭṭāʾtām*": "their sin/offense/punishment for sin" } }
• Jer 33:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.33.3", "source": "קְרָ֥א אֵלַ֖י וְאֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ וְאַגִּ֧ידָה לְּךָ֛ גְּדֹל֥וֹת וּבְצֻר֖וֹת לֹ֥א יְדַעְתָּֽם׃", "text": "*qərāʾ* unto me *wəʾeʿĕnekkā* *wəʾaggîḏāh* to you *gəḏōlôṯ* *ûḇəṣurôṯ* not *yəḏaʿtām*", "grammar": { "*qərāʾ*": "qal imperative ms - call", "*wəʾeʿĕnekkā*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 1s + 2ms suffix - and I will answer you", "*wəʾaggîḏāh*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect 1s cohortative - and I will tell/declare", "*gəḏōlôṯ*": "adjective fp - great things", "*ûḇəṣurôṯ*": "waw conjunction + adjective fp - and inaccessible/fortified things", "*yəḏaʿtām*": "qal perfect 2ms + 3mp suffix - you have known them" }, "variants": { "*gəḏōlôṯ*": "great/mighty/important things", "*ûḇəṣurôṯ*": "inaccessible/secret/fortified things" } }
• Jer 42:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.42.4", "source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם יִרְמְיָ֤הוּ הַנָּבִיא֙ שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי הִנְנִ֧י מִתְפַּלֵּ֛ל אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם כְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֑ם וְֽהָיָ֡ה כָּֽל־הַדָּבָר֩ אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲנֶ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אֶתְכֶם֙ אַגִּ֣יד לָכֶ֔ם לֹֽא־אֶמְנַ֥ע מִכֶּ֖ם דָּבָֽר׃", "text": "And *wayyōmer* to-them *yirmeyāhû* the-*nāḇî*, *šāmaʿtî*; *hinənî* *miṯpallêl* to-*YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêḵem* according-to-*diḇrêḵem*; and it-*wəhāyāh* all-the-*dāḇār* which-*yaʿăneh* *YHWH* [direct object marker]-you I-*aggîd* to-you, not-I-*ʾemnaʿ* from-you *dāḇār*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said", "*yirmeyāhû*": "proper noun - Jeremiah", "*nāḇî*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the prophet", "*šāmaʿtî*": "Qal perfect 1st person singular - I have heard", "*hinənî*": "interjection + 1st person singular suffix - behold me/here I am", "*miṯpallêl*": "Hithpael participle masculine singular - praying", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾĕlōhêḵem*": "masculine plural noun in construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your God", "*diḇrêḵem*": "masculine plural noun + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your words", "*wəhāyāh*": "waw consecutive + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it will be", "*dāḇār*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the word/thing/matter", "*yaʿăneh*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will answer", "*aggîd*": "Hiphil imperfect 1st person singular - I will tell/declare", "*ʾemnaʿ*": "Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will withhold", "*dāḇār*": "masculine singular noun - word/thing/matter" }, "variants": { "*šāmaʿtî*": "I have heard/listened to/obeyed", "*miṯpallêl*": "praying/interceding/entreating", "*diḇrêḵem*": "your words/statements/matters", "*dāḇār*": "word/thing/matter/affair", "*yaʿăneh*": "he will answer/respond/reply to", "*aggîd*": "I will tell/declare/report/inform", "*ʾemnaʿ*": "I will withhold/keep back/refuse" } }
• Heb 8:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Hebrews.8.11", "source": "Καὶ οὐ μὴ διδάξωσιν ἕκαστος τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἕκαστος τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, λέγων, Γνῶθι τὸν Κύριον: ὅτι πάντες εἰδήσουσίν με, ἀπὸ μικροῦ αὐτῶν ἕως μεγάλου αὐτῶν.", "text": "And not *mē* *didaxōsin* *hekastos* the *plēsion* of him, and *hekastos* the *adelphon* of him, *legōn*, *Gnōthi* the *Kyrion*: because all *eidēsousin* me, from *mikrou* of them until *megalou* of them.", "grammar": { "*mē*": "negative particle - not (emphatic with οὐ)", "*didaxōsin*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they should teach", "*hekastos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - each one", "*plēsion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - neighbor", "*adelphon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - brother", "*legōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying", "*Gnōthi*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - know", "*Kyrion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Lord", "*eidēsousin*": "future active indicative, 3rd person plural - they will know", "*mikrou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - small/little", "*megalou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - great/important" }, "variants": { "*didaxōsin*": "they should teach/instruct/inform", "*Gnōthi*": "know/understand/recognize", "*eidēsousin*": "they will know/understand/recognize" } }