Jeremiah 26:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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:

📖 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

Referenced Verses

• Deut 4:2 : 2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
• Jer 19:14 : 14 Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the LORD had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the LORD'S house; and said to all the people,
• Acts 20:27 : 27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
• Jer 1:17 : 17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
• Matt 28:20 : 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
• Jer 7:2 : 2 Stand in the gate of the LORD'S house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.
• Deut 12:32 : 32 What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
• 2 Chr 24:20-21 : 20 And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you. 21 And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD.
• Jer 42:4 : 4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.
• Ezek 3:10 : 10 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.
• Acts 20:20 : 20 And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,
• Ezek 3:17-21 : 17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. 18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. 19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. 20 Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand. 21 Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.
• Rev 22:19 : 19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
• Isa 58:1-2 : 1 Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. 2 Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
• Jer 23:28 : 28 The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.
• Jer 36:10 : 10 Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the LORD, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the LORD'S house, in the ears of all the people.
• Luke 19:47-20:1 : 47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, 48 And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him. 1 And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,
• Luke 21:37-38 : 37 And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives. 38 And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.
• John 8:2 : 2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
• John 18:20 : 20 Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.
• Acts 5:20-21 : 20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life. 21 And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
• Acts 5:25 : 25 Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
• Acts 5:42 : 42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.