Jeremiah 17:27

Old Testament • 20 words with Strong's data

"But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched."

Word-by-Word Analysis

But if ye will not

שָׁמַע

shâmaʻ

H8085

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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unto me to

קָדַשׁ

qâdash

H6942

to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)

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the

שַׁבָּת

shabbâth

H7676

intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath

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יוֹם

yôwm

H3117

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...

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and not to

נָשָׂא

nâsâʼ

H5375

to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

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a

מַשָּׂא

massâʼ

H4853

a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desire

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עֶרֶב

ʻereb

H6153

dusk

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פֶּתַח

pethach

H6607

an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way

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in at the

שַׁעַר

shaʻar

H8179

an opening, i.e. door or gate

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of

יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם

Yᵉrûwshâlaim

H3389

Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine

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on the

שַׁבָּת

shabbâth

H7676

intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath

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יוֹם

yôwm

H3117

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...

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then will I

יָצַת

yâtsath

H3341

to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolate

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a

אֵשׁ

ʼêsh

H784

fire (literally or figuratively)

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in the

שַׁעַר

shaʻar

H8179

an opening, i.e. door or gate

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חָלַל

châlal

H2490

properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (...

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and it shall

אָכַל

ʼâkal

H398

to eat (literally or figuratively)

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the

אַרְמוֹן

ʼarmôwn

H759

a citadel (from its height)

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of

יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם

Yᵉrûwshâlaim

H3389

Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine

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and it shall not be

דָּעַךְ

dâʻak

H1846

to be extinguished; figuratively, to expire or be dried up

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Key Terms in This Verse

hallow H6942

קָדַשׁ qâdash

to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)

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quenched H1846

דָּעַךְ dâʻak

to be extinguished; figuratively, to expire or be dried up

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kindle H3341

יָצַת yâtsath

to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolate

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palaces H759

אַרְמוֹן ʼarmôwn

a citadel (from its height)

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entering H6607

פֶּתַח pethach

an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way

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burden H4853

מַשָּׂא massâʼ

a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desire

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devour H398

אָכַל ʼâkal

to eat (literally or figuratively)

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sabbath H7676

שַׁבָּת shabbâth

intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath

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sabbath H7676

שַׁבָּת shabbâth

intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath

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gates H8179

שַׁעַר shaʻar

an opening, i.e. door or gate

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Cross References

2 Kings 25:9 cross-reference

And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man’s house burnt he with fire.

Jeremiah 7:20 cross-reference

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and ...

Jeremiah 21:14 cross-reference

But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.

Amos 1:14 cross-reference

But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:

Ezekiel 22:8 cross-reference

Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.

Lamentations 4:11 cross-reference

The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.

Jeremiah 52:13 cross-reference

And burned the house of the LORD, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:

Jeremiah 49:27 cross-reference

And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.

Isaiah 1:20 cross-reference

But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

Jeremiah 39:8 cross-reference

And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 21:12 cross-reference

O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench i...

Jeremiah 32:29 cross-reference

And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings...

Ezekiel 16:41 cross-reference

And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any mor...

Deuteronomy 32:22 cross-reference

For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

Jeremiah 22:5 cross-reference

But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.

Jeremiah 6:17 cross-reference

Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.

Amos 1:10 cross-reference

But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.

Jeremiah 17:24 cross-reference

And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the LORD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein;

2 Kings 22:17 cross-reference

Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, a...

Amos 1:12 cross-reference

But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

Amos 2:2 cross-reference

But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kirioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:

Amos 1:4 cross-reference

But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.

Jeremiah 17:4 cross-reference

And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine ange...

Amos 1:7 cross-reference

But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:

Jeremiah 44:16 cross-reference

As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.

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