Jeremiah 5:31
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof? ”
כֵּן
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
עָשָׂה
will you do
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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רָדָה
they are ruling
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רָדָה
Have dominion, rule, govern. Radah. God gave humanity dominion over creation. Not to exploit but to steward and care for what He made.
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יָד
hands/ their
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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נָבָא
they have prophesied
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נָבָא
to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)
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