Jeremiah 23:27
They suppose the dreams that they tell one another will make My people forget My name, just as their fathers forgot My name through the worship of Baal.
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ASV
that think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbor, as their fathers forgat my name for Baal.
KJV
Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| הַחֹשְׁבִ֗ים | ha.cho.she.Vim | who plan | H2803 → |
| לְהַשְׁכִּ֤יחַ | le.hash.Ki.ach | to make forget | H7911 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| עַמִּי֙ | 'a.Mi | people my | H5971 → |
| שְׁמִ֔י | she.Mi | name my | H8034 → |
| בַּחֲל֣וֹמֹתָ֔ם | ba.cha.Lo.mo.Tam | by dreams their | H2472 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| יְסַפְּר֖וּ | ye.sa.pe.Ru | they recount | H5608 → |
| אִ֣ישׁ | 'ish | each | H376 → |
| לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ | le.re.'E.hu | to neighbor his | H7453 → |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר | ka.'a.Sher | just as | H834 → |
| שָׁכְח֧וּ | sha.khe.Chu | they forgot | H7911 → |
| אֲבוֹתָ֛ם | 'a.vo.Tam | ancestors their | H1 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| שְׁמִ֖י | she.Mi | name my | H8034 → |
| בַּבָּֽעַל׃ | ba.Ba.'al | for <the> Baal | H1168 → |
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