Jeremiah 5:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“They have belied the Lord, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:”

Jeremiah 5:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Jeremiah 5:1213 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּֽחֲשׁוּ֙kiḥăšw

deceiveverbH3584

deny · dissemble · fail · deal falsely ···

בַּ/יהוָ֔הbayhwāh

LORDpronH3068

the Lord. Compare

וַ/יֹּאמְר֖וּwayōʾmərw

answerconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

לֹאlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

ה֑וּאhwʾ

heprepH1931

as for her · him · it · the same ···

וְ/לֹאwəlōʾ

ereconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

תָב֤וֹאtābwōʾ

abideverbH935

apply · attain · be · befall ···

עָלֵ֨י/נוּ֙ʿālēynw

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

רָעָ֔הrāʿāh

adversitynounH7451

affliction · bad · calamity · displease ···

וְ/חֶ֥רֶבwəḥereb

axeconjH2719

dagger · knife · mattock · sword ···

וְ/רָעָ֖בwərāʿāb

dearthconjH7458

famine · famished · hunger

ל֥וֹאlwōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

נִרְאֶֽהnirəʾeh

advise selfverbH7200

appear · approve · behold · certainly ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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