Jeremiah 6:16

Old Testament • 19 words with Strong's data

"Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein."

Word-by-Word Analysis

כֵּן

kên

H3652

so

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אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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עָמַד

ʻâmad

H5975

to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)

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ye in the

דֶּרֶךְ

derek

H1870

a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

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and

רָאָה

râʼâh

H7200

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

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and

שָׁאַל

shâʼal

H7592

to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand

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for the

בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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אֹרַח

ʼôrach

H734

a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan

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where is the

טוֹב

ṭôwb

H2896

good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...

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דֶּרֶךְ

derek

H1870

a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

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and

יָלַךְ

yâlak

H3212

to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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שָׁם

shâm

H8033

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence

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and ye shall

מָצָא

mâtsâʼ

H4672

properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

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יֶתֶר

yether

H3499

properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free)

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for your

נֶפֶשׁ

nephesh

H5315

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...

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But they

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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We will not

יָלַךְ

yâlak

H3212

to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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שָׁם

shâm

H8033

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence

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Key Terms in This Verse

paths H734

אֹרַח ʼôrach

a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan

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souls H5315

נֶפֶשׁ nephesh

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

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ask H7592

שָׁאַל shâʼal

to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand

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find H4672

מָצָא mâtsâʼ

properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

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ways H1870

דֶּרֶךְ derek

a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

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walk H3212

יָלַךְ yâlak

to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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walk H3212

יָלַךְ yâlak

to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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therein H8033

שָׁם shâm

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence

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therein H8033

שָׁם shâm

there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence

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Stand H5975

עָמַד ʻâmad

to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)

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Cross References

Isaiah 30:21 cross-reference

And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

Deuteronomy 32:7 cross-reference

Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.

Jeremiah 18:15 cross-reference

Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;

Jeremiah 7:23 cross-reference

But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.

Colossians 2:6 cross-reference

As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:

Isaiah 2:5 cross-reference

O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.

Jeremiah 18:12 cross-reference

And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.

John 12:35 cross-reference

Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

Jeremiah 22:21 cross-reference

I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.

Malachi 4:4 cross-reference

Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.

John 13:17 cross-reference

If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.

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.

Hebrews 6:12 cross-reference

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Luke 16:29 cross-reference

Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

John 5:39 cross-reference

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

Isaiah 28:12 cross-reference

To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

Isaiah 8:20 cross-reference

To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

Acts 17:11 cross-reference

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Romans 4:12 cross-reference

And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.

Jeremiah 2:25 cross-reference

Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.

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