H7489A–רָעַע–ra.a

Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, thou hast slain thy people; the seed of evil-doers shall not be named for ever.

מְרֵעִֽים׃ me.re.'Im “evil-doers”

Yet He also is wise, and bringeth evil, and doth not call back His words; but will arise against the house of the evil-doers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.

מְרֵעִ֔ים me.re.'Im “evil-doers”

Declare the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods; yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.

וְתָרֵ֔עוּ (תָרֵ֔עוּ) ta.Re.'u “you may do harm”

And truth is lacking, and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey. And the LORD saw it, and it displeased Him that there was no justice;

וַיֵּ֥רַע (יֵּ֥רַע) i.Ye.ra' “it was displeasing”

The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, saith the LORD.

יָרֵ֧עוּ ya.Re.'u “they will do harm”

For My people is foolish, they know Me not; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

לְהָרַ֔ע (הָרַ֔ע) ha.Ra' “do evil”

yet they hearkened not unto Me, nor inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff; they did worse than their fathers.

הֵרֵ֖עוּ he.Re.'u “they did evil”

They are like a pillar in a garden of cucumbers, and speak not; they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them, for they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good.

יָרֵ֔עוּ ya.Re.'u “they do harm”

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.

הָרֵֽעַ׃ ha.Re.a' “<of> to do evil”

and ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that ye hearken not unto Me;

הֲרֵעֹתֶ֥ם ha.re.'o.Tem “you have done evil”

Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD; for He hath delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evil-doers.

מְרֵעִֽים׃ me.re.'Im “evil-doers”

But in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies, and they strengthen the hands of evil-doers, that none doth return from his wickedness; they are all of them become unto Me as Sodom, and the inhabitan

מְרֵעִ֔ים me.re.'Im “evil-doers”

and go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke Me not with the work of your hands, and I will do you no hurt.'

אָרַ֖ע 'a.Ra' “I will do harm”

For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city whereupon My name is called, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished; for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts.

לְהָרַ֔ע (הָרַ֔ע) ha.Ra' “do harm”

And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down, and to overthrow and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them to build and to plant, saith the LORD.

וּלְהָרֵ֑עַ (הָרֵ֑עַ) ha.Re.a' “do harm”

'My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the pit; and he is like to die in the place where he is because of the famine; for there is no more bread in the city.'

הֵרֵ֜עוּ he.Re.'u “they have done evil”

And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which are upon thy hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will look well unto thee; but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear; behold, all

רַ֧ע ra' “[is] displeasing”

But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.

וַיֵּ֥רַע (יֵּ֥רַע) i.Ye.ra' “it was displeasing”

Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but He will not answer them; yea, He will hide His face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings.

הֵרֵ֖עוּ he.Re.'u “they have made evil”

In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven away, and her that I have afflicted;

הֲרֵעֹֽתִי׃ ha.re.'O.ti “I have done harm to”

And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps; and I will punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart: 'The LORD will not do good, neither will He do evil.'

יָרֵֽעַ׃ ya.Re.a' “he will do harm”

For thus saith the LORD of host: As I purposed to do evil unto you, when your fathers provoked Me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not;

לְהָרַ֣ע (הָרַ֣ע) ha.Ra' “do harm”