Jeremiah 23:9
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Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the Lord, and because of the words of his holiness.As for the prophets: My heart is broken within me, and all my bones tremble. I have become like a drunkard, like a man overcome by wine, because of the LORD, because of His holy words.
In other translations
Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the Lord, and because of the words of his holiness.As for the prophets: My heart is broken within me, and all my bones tremble. I have become like a drunkard, like a man overcome by wine, because of the LORD, because of His holy words.
Hebrew words
לַנְּבִאִיםlanevi'imof the prophetsH5030נִשְׁבַּרnishbarit is brokenH7665לִבִּיlibiheart myH3820בְקִרְבִּיvekirbiin inner being myH7130רָחֲפוּrachafuthey have become weakH7363כָּל־kol-allH3605עַצְמוֹתַיatzmotaibones myH6106הָיִיתִיhayitiI have becomeH1961כְּאִישׁke'ishlike a personH376שִׁכּוֹרshikordrunkenH7910וּכְגֶבֶרukhegeverand like a manH1397עֲבָרוֹ'avarov[whom] it has passed over himH5674יָיִןyayinwineH3196מִפְּנֵיmipenei<from> because ofH6440יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וּמִפְּנֵיumipeneiand <from> because ofH6440דִּבְרֵיdivrei[the] words ofH1697קָדְשׁוֹ׃kadeshoholiness hisH6944
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Related verses
- Habakkuk 3:16When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.
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- Lamentations 3:15He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.He has filled me with bitterness; He has intoxicated me with wormwood.
- Isaiah 51:21Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:Therefore now hear this, you afflicted one, drunken, but not with wine.
- Daniel 8:27And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king’s business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.
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- Ezekiel 9:6Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.
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