Jeremiah 23:9
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the Lord, and because of the words of his holiness.”
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.
הָיָה
I have become
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הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
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עָבַר
whom it has passed over/ him
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עָבַר
whom it has passed over/ him
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
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קֹדֶשׁ
holiness/ his
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קֹדֶשׁ
Holiness, sacredness. Qodesh. That which belongs to God. Holy holy holy is the LORD of hosts. His holiness fills the whole earth.
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לֵב
heart/ my
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לֵב
Heart, mind, will. Leb. The centre of human personality. Guard your heart above all else for everything you do flows from it.
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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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עֶצֶם
bones/ my
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עֶצֶם
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
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יַיִן
wine
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יַיִן
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
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רָחַף
they have become weak
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רָחַף
to brood; by implication, to be relaxed
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שָׁבַר
it is broken
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שָׁבַר
to burst (literally or figuratively)
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שִׁכּוֹר
drunken
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שִׁכּוֹר
intoxicated, as astate or a habit
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