Jeremiah 7:23

Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

But this

דָּבָר

dâbâr

H1697

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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צָוָה

tsâvâh

H6680

(intensively) to constitute, enjoin

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I them

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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שָׁמַע

shâmaʻ

H8085

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

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my

קוֹל

qôwl

H6963

a voice or sound

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and I will be your

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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and ye shall be my

עַם

ʻam

H5971

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

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and

יָלַךְ

yâlak

H3212

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

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ye in all the

דֶּרֶךְ

derek

H1870

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

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that I have

צָוָה

tsâvâh

H6680

(intensively) to constitute, enjoin

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you that it may be

יָטַב

yâṭab

H3190

to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)

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unto you

Key Terms in This Verse

Obey H8085

שָׁמַע shâmaʻ

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

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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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well H3190

יָטַב yâṭab

to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)

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commanded H6680

צָוָה tsâvâh

(intensively) to constitute, enjoin

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commanded H6680

צָוָה tsâvâh

(intensively) to constitute, enjoin

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voice H6963

קוֹל qôwl

a voice or sound

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thing H1697

דָּבָר dâbâr

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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saying H559

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

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people H5971

עַם ʻam

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

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Cross References

Exodus 15:26 cross-reference

And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put n...

Deuteronomy 5:33 cross-reference

Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.

Hebrews 5:9 cross-reference

And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

Jeremiah 42:6 cross-reference

Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.

Deuteronomy 6:3 cross-reference

Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk ...

Deuteronomy 30:20 cross-reference

That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land wh...

Deuteronomy 13:4 cross-reference

Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

Jeremiah 11:4 cross-reference

Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ...

Deuteronomy 5:29 cross-reference

O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!

2 Corinthians 10:5 cross-reference

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Deuteronomy 30:2 cross-reference

And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;

Deuteronomy 30:8 cross-reference

And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the LORD, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day.

Jeremiah 11:7 cross-reference

For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

Deuteronomy 4:10 cross-reference

Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all...

Romans 16:26 cross-reference

But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

Deuteronomy 5:16 cross-reference

Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Deuteronomy 11:27 cross-reference

A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day:

Jeremiah 31:33 cross-reference

But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God...

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