Jeremiah 7:4
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Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, are these.Do not trust in deceptive words, chanting: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’
In other translations
Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, are these.Do not trust in deceptive words, chanting: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’
Hebrew words
אַל־'al-may notH408תִּבְטְחוּtivtechuyou trustH982לָכֶםlakhemfor <the> yourselvesאֶל־'el-toH413דִּבְרֵיdivrei<the> words ofH1697הַשֶּׁקֶרhasheker<the> deceptionH8267לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559הֵיכַלheikhal[the] temple ofH1964יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068הֵיכַלheikhal[the] temple ofH1964יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068הֵיכַלheikhal[are] [the] temple ofH1964יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068הֵמָּה׃hemahtheyH1992
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