Jeremiah 29:26
The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.Jeremiah 29:26 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