Jeremiah 26:2

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:

📖 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

• 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.'

• 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:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• 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:

• 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 You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take anything from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
• Jer 19:14 : 14 Then Jeremiah came from Tophet, where 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 to you the whole counsel of God.
• Jer 1:17 : 17 Therefore prepare yourself, and arise, and speak to them all that I command you: do not be dismayed at their faces, lest I confound you before them.
• Matt 28:20 : 20 Teaching them to observe all things I have commanded you; and, lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.
• Jer 7:2 : 2 Stand in the gate of the LORD's house, and proclaim this word there, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all you of Judah, who enter these gates to worship the LORD.
• Deut 12:32 : 32 Whatever I command you, be careful to do it; you shall not add to it, nor take away from it.
• 2 Chr 24:20-21 : 20 And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood above the people, and said to them, Thus says God, Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has also forsaken you. 21 And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the command of the king in the court of the house of the LORD.
• Jer 42:4 : 4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray to the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare it to you; I will keep nothing back from you.
• Ezek 3:10 : 10 Moreover he said to me, Son of man, all my words that I speak to you receive in your heart, and hear with your ears.
• Acts 20:20 : 20 how I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house,
• Ezek 3:17-21 : 17 Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel: therefore hear the word from my mouth, and give them warning from me. 18 When I say to the wicked, You shall surely die; and you do not give him warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. 19 Yet if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul. 20 Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die: because you have not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand. 21 Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man, that the righteous do not sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also you have delivered your soul.
• Rev 22:19 : 19 And if any man takes 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, do not hold back; lift up your voice like a trumpet, and show 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 practiced righteousness and did not forsake the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice and take delight in approaching God.
• Jer 23:28 : 28 The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; and he who has my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? says the LORD.
• Jer 36:10 : 10 Then Baruch read 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 leaders 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 happened, 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 daytime he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out and stayed on the mount that is called the Mount of Olives. 38 And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple to hear him.
• John 8:2 : 2 And early in the morning he returned to the temple, and all the people came to him; and he sat down, and taught them.
• John 18:20 : 20 Jesus answered him, I spoke openly to the world. I always taught in the synagogues and in the temple, where the Jews always gather, and in secret I have 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 those 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 one came and told them, saying, Look, the men whom you 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 did not cease to teach and preach Jesus Christ.