Jeremiah 29:8
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.”
כֹּה
properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
צָבָא
of hosts
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צָבָא
Host, army, warfare. Tsaba. The LORD of hosts. The commander of angel armies. His forces are beyond counting.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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נָשָׁא
they deceive
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נָשָׁא
to lead astray, i.e. (mentally) to delude, or (morally) to seduce
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נָבִיא
prophets/ your
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נָבִיא
A prophet, one who speaks forth. Nabi. Not primarily a predictor of the future but one who speaks God's word into the present.
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שָׁמַע
you listen
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שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
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חֲלוֹם
dreams/ your
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חֲלוֹם
Dream, vision in sleep. Chalom. Jacob dreamed and saw a ladder reaching to heaven. God still speaks in dreams. He has always communicated with His people.
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חָלַם
are dreaming
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חָלַם
properly, to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream
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