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H0559אָמַרa.mar
to sayPart of speech: Hebrew Verb
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Thus said the LORD unto me: Go, and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;
אָמַ֨ר 'a.Mar “he said”
and say unto them: Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates;
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (אָמַרְתָּ֣) 'a.mar.Ta “you will say”
thus saith the LORD: Take heed for the sake of your souls, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;
אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar “he says”
The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying:
לֵאמֹֽר׃ (אמֹֽר) Mor “saying”
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying:
לֵאמֽוֹר׃ (אמֽוֹר) Mor “saying”
but if it do evil in My sight, that it hearken not to My voice, then I repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit it.
אָמַ֖רְתִּי 'a.Mar.ti “I had said”
Now therefore do thou speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying: Thus saith the LORD: Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you; return ye now every one from his evil way, and amend your ways and your
אֱמָר־ 'e.mor- “say”לֵאמֹ֗ר (אמֹ֗ר) Mor “saying”אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar “he says”
But they say: There is no hope; but we will walk after our own devices, and we will do every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart.'
וְאָמְר֖וּ (אָמְר֖וּ) 'a.me.Ru “they say”
Therefore thus saith the LORD: Ask ye now among the nations, who hath heard such things; the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.
אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar “he says”
Then said they: 'Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for instruction shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of
וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (יֹּאמְר֗וּ) i.yo.me.Ru “people said”
Thus said the LORD: Go, and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests;
אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar “he said”
and say: Hear ye the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle;
וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ (אָֽמַרְתָּ֙) 'a.mar.Ta “you will say”אָמַר֩ 'a.Mar “he says”
and shalt say unto them: Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again; and they shall bury in Topheth, for want of room to bury.
וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ (אָמַרְתָּ֨) 'a.mar.Ta “you will say”אָמַ֣ר׀ 'a.Mar “he says”
Then came Jeremiah from Topheth, whither the LORD had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the LORD'S house, and said to all the people:
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (יֹּ֖אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
'Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it; because they have made their neck stiff, that they might not hear My words.'
אָמַ֞ר 'a.Mar “he says”
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashhur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him: 'The LORD hath not called thy name Pashhur, but Magormissabib.
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (יֹּ֨אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”
For thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends; and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it; and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall
אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar “he says”
And if I say: 'I will not make mention of Him, nor speak any more in His name', then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I weary myself to hold it in, but cannot.
וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י (אָמַרְתִּ֣י) 'a.mar.Ti “I will say”
Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying: 'A man-child is born unto thee'; making him very glad.
לֵאמֹ֔ר (אמֹ֔ר) Mor “saying”
The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashhur the son of Malchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying:
לֵאמֹֽר׃ (אמֹֽר) Mor “saying”
Then said Jeremiah unto them: Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (יֹּ֥אמֶר) i.Yo.mer “he said”תֹאמְרֻ֖ן (תֹאמְרֻ֖) tom.Ru “you will say”
Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, that besiege you without the walls, and I will gather them into the mid
אָמַ֨ר 'a.Mar “he says”
And unto this people thou shalt say: Thus saith the LORD: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
תֹּאמַ֔ר to.Mar “you will say”אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar “he says”
O house of David, thus saith the LORD: Execute justice in the morning, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest My fury go forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar “he says”
Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the LORD; ye that say: 'Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?'
הָאֹֽמְרִים֙ (אֹֽמְרִים֙) 'o.me.Rim “[who] say”