Jeremiah 12:16
And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.Jeremiah 12:16 in the real world
In what words
- בַּעַלBaʻalBaal, a Phoenician deity
- לָמַדlâmadproperly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
- שָׁבַעshâbaʻto seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
- בָּנָהbânâhto build (literally and figuratively)
- תָּוֶךְtâveka bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
- חַיchayalive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially i
- דֶּרֶךְdereka road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- שֵׁםshêman appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, ch
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jer 4:2, Zep 1:5, Jos 23:7, Jer 3:17, Deu 10:20–21, Zec 2:11, Isa 9:18–21, Isa 49:6