Jeremiah 12:16
And it hath come to pass, If they learn well the ways of My people, To swear by My name, 'Jehovah liveth,' As they taught My people to swear by Baal, Then they have been built up in the midst of My people.This verse 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