Jeremiah 23:18
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“For who hath stood in the counsel of the Lord, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?”
דָּבָר
In Hebrew, dabar is not just a word spoken — it is a word that accomplishes something. God's dabar does not return empty. The psalmist says this word is a lamp to his feet — not a floodlight revealing everything ahead, but enough light for the next step. That is faith.
מִי
who?
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מִי
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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עָמַד
has he stood
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עָמַד
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
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קָשַׁב
has he paid attention to
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קָשַׁב
to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken
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