H7489A–רָעַע–ra.a

As for your fathers, you will not be united with them in their resting-place, because you have been the cause of destruction to your land, and of death to your people; the seed of the evil-doer will have no place in the memory of man.

מְרֵעִֽים׃ me.re.'Im “evil-doers”

Though he is wise, and able to send evil, and his purpose will not be changed; but he will go against the house of the evil-doers, and against those to whom they are looking for help.

מְרֵעִ֔ים me.re.'Im “evil-doers”

Give us word of what will be after this, so that we may be certain that you are gods: yes, do good or do evil, so that we may all see it and be surprised.

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

Yes, faith is gone; and he whose heart is turned from evil comes into the power of the cruel: and the Lord saw it, and he was angry that there was no one to take up their cause.

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

The wolf and the lamb will take their food together, and the lion will make a meal of grass like the ox: but dust will be the snake's food. There will be no cause of pain or destruction in all my holy mountain, says the Lord.

יָרֵ֧עוּ ya.Re.'u “they will do harm”

For my people are foolish, they have no knowledge of me; they are evil-minded children, without sense, all of them: they are wise in evil-doing, but have no knowledge of doing good.

לְהָרַ֔ע (הָרַ֔ע) ha.Ra' “do evil”

But still they took no note and would not give ear, but they made their necks stiff, doing worse than their fathers.

הֵרֵ֖עוּ he.Re.'u “they did evil”

It is like a pillar in a garden of plants, and has no voice: it has to be lifted, for it has no power of walking. Have no fear of it; for it has no power of doing evil and it is not able to do any good.

יָרֵ֔עוּ ya.Re.'u “they do harm”

Is it possible for the skin of the Ethiopian to be changed, or the markings on the leopard? Then it might be possible for you to do good, who have been trained to do evil.

הָרֵֽעַ׃ ha.Re.a' “<of> to do evil”

And you have done worse evil than your fathers; for see, every one of you is guided by the pride of his evil heart, so as not to give ear to me:

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

Make melody to the Lord, give praise to the Lord: for he has made the soul of the poor man free from the hands of the evil-doers.

מְרֵעִֽים׃ me.re.'Im “evil-doers”

And in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a shocking thing; they are untrue to their wives, walking in deceit, and they make strong the hands of evil-doers, so that a man may not be turned back from his evil-doing: they have all become like Sodom to m

מְרֵעִ֔ים me.re.'Im “evil-doers”

Do not go after other gods to be their servants and to give them worship, and do not make me angry with the work of your hands, causing evil to yourselves.

אָרַ֖ע 'a.Ra' “I will do harm”

For see, I am starting to send evil on the town which is named by my name, and are you to be without any punishment? You will not be without punishment: for I will send a sword on all people living on the earth, says the Lord of armies.

לְהָרַ֔ע (הָרַ֔ע) ha.Ra' “do harm”

And it will come about that, as I have been watching over them for the purpose of uprooting and smashing down and overturning and sending destruction and causing trouble; so I will be watching over them for the purpose of building up and planting, says t

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

My lord the king, these men have done evil in all they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have put into the water-hole; and he will come to his death in the place where he is through need of food: for there is no more bread in the town.

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

Now see, this day I am freeing you from the chains which are on your hands. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will keep an eye on you; but if it does not seem good to you to come with me to Babylon, then do not come: se

רַ֧ע ra' “[is] displeasing”

But this seemed very wrong to Jonah, and he was angry.

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

Then they will be crying to the Lord for help, but he will not give them an answer: yes, he will keep his face veiled from them at that time, because their acts have been evil.

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

In that day, says the Lord, I will get together her who goes with uncertain steps, I will get together her who has been sent away, and her on whom I have sent evil;

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

And it will come about at that time, that I will go searching through Jerusalem with lights; and I will send punishment on the men who have become like wine stored over-long, who say to themselves, The Lord will not do good and will not do evil.

יָרֵֽעַ׃ ya.Re.a' “he will do harm”

For this is what the Lord of armies has said: As it was my purpose to do evil to you when your fathers made me angry, says the Lord of armies, and my purpose was not changed:

לְהָרַ֣ע (הָרַ֣ע) ha.Ra' “do harm”