Jeremiah 8:17
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the Lord.”
נָחָשׁ
Serpent. Nachash. The deceiver in the garden. Jesus said He saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. He was defeated at the cross and his end is certain.
שָׁלַח
am about to send
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שָׁלַח
To send. Shalach. God sent His Son. He still sends people today. You are sent. Every believer is a sent one carrying His authority.
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לַחַשׁ
is a charm
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לַחַשׁ
properly, a whisper, i.e. by implication, (in a good sense) a private prayer, (in a bad one) an incantation; concretely, an amulet
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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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צֶפַע
vipers
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צֶפַע
a viper (as thrusting out the tongue, i.e. hissing)
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הֵן
here/ I
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הֵן
lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if
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נְאֻם
the utterance of
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נְאֻם
an oracle
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