Jeremiah 23:28
Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָבִיא
nâbîyʼ
a prophet or (generally) inspired man
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
נָגַד
nâgad
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to o...
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
דָבַר
dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
אֶמֶת
ʼemeth
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
מֹץ
môts
chaff (as pressed out, i.e. winnowed or (rather) threshed loose)
חִטָּה
chiṭṭâh
wheat, whether the grain or the plant
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
Key Terms in This Verse
אֶמֶת ʼemeth
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
Study H571 →נָגַד nâgad
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, exp...
Study H5046 →דָבַר dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
Study H1696 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →Cross References
For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;
And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
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