Focused Passage

Jeremiah 23:7-8

False Shepherds, the Righteous Branch, and the Fire of the LORD's Word

The chapter moves from judgment on false shepherds, to the gathering of the remnant, to the promise of the righteous Branch, to a sustained indictment of false prophets who corrupt the people by speaking lies in the LORD's name.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

7 So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when they will no longer say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of Egypt.’

8 Instead they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought and led the descendants of the house of Israel up out of the land of the north and all the other lands to which He had banished them.’ Then they will dwell once more in their own land.”

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Verse 7

Cross-references

Isaiah 43:18 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 16:14 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 23:3 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 31:31 Classic cross-references Isaiah 46:9 Classic cross-references

Original words

So לָכֵ֛ן H3651 Adverb behold הִנֵּֽה־ H2009 Interjection [the] days יָמִ֥ים H3117 Noun - masculine plural are coming בָּאִ֖ים H935 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular when they will no וְלֹא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle longer עוֹד֙ H5750 Adverb say יֹ֤אמְרוּ H559 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural As surely as the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular lives חַי־ H2416 Noun - masculine singular construct who אֲשֶׁ֧ר H834 Pronoun - relative brought הֶעֱלָ֛ה H5927 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the Israelites {up} בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular out of the land מֵאֶ֥רֶץ H776 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct of Egypt מִצְרָֽיִם׃ H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 8

Cross-references

Ezekiel 34:13 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 37:21 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 31:8 Classic cross-references Amos 9:14 Classic cross-references Isaiah 43:5 Classic cross-references

Original words

Instead כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction [they will say] אִם־ H518 Conjunction As surely as the LORD יְהוָ֗ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular lives חַי־ H2416 Noun - masculine singular construct who אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative brought הֶעֱלָה֩ H5927 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative and led הֵבִ֜יא H935 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the descendants זֶ֨רַע H2233 Noun - masculine singular construct of the house בֵּ֤ית H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular up out of the land מֵאֶ֣רֶץ H776 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular of the north צָפ֔וֹנָה H6828 Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular and all וּמִכֹּל֙ H3605 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct the other lands הָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹת H776 Article | Noun - feminine plural to which אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative He had banished them הִדַּחְתִּ֖ים H5080 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural . . . שָׁ֑ם H8033 Adverb Then they will dwell וְיָשְׁב֖וּ H3427 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural once more in עַל־ H5921 Preposition their own land אַדְמָתָֽם׃ס H127 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural

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