Jeremiah 29:26
Jehovah hath made thee priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, for there being inspectors of the house of Jehovah, for every one mad and making himself a prophet, and thou hast put him unto the torture and unto the stocks.This verse in the real world
In what words
- מַהְפֶּכֶתmahpeketha wrench, i.e. the stocks
- שָׁגַעshâgaʻto rave through insanity
- פָּקִידpâqîyda superintendent (civil, military or religious)
- יְהוֹיָדָעYᵉhôwyâdâʻJehojada, the name of three Israelites
- נָבָאnâbâʼto prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)
- כֹּהֵןkôhênliterally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layma
- אִישׁʼîysha man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term
- בַּיִתbayitha house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
+2 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jer 20:1–2, 2Ki 9:11, Hos 9:7, Jhn 10:20, Act 26:24, Mrk 3:21, Deu 13:1–5, Act 16:24