Jeremiah 23:28
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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.Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD.
In other translations
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.Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD.
Hebrew words
הַנָּבִיאhanavi'the prophetH5030אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whomH834אִתּוֹ'ito[is] with himH854חֲלוֹםchaloma dreamH2472יְסַפֵּרyesaperlet him recountH5608חֲלוֹםchalom[the] dreamH2472וַאֲשֶׁרva'asherand whomH834דְּבָרִיdevariword myH1697אִתּוֹ'ito[is] with himH854יְדַבֵּרyedaberlet him speakH1696דְּבָרִיdevariword myH1697אֱמֶת'emetfaithfulnessH571מַה־mah-what?H4100לַתֶּבֶןlateven[belongs] to the strawH8401אֶת־'et-withH854הַבָּרhabarthe grainH1250נְאֻם־ne'um-[the] utterance ofH5002יְהוָה׃yahwehYahwehH3068
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- 1 Timothy 1:12And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service.
- 2 Corinthians 2:17For 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.For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
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