Jeremiah 7:8
Strong's Lexicon
But look,
הִנֵּ֤ה (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 2009: 1) behold, lo, see, if

you
אַתֶּם֙ (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 859: 1) you (second pers. sing. masc.)

keep trusting
בֹּטְחִ֣ים (bō·ṭə·ḥîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 982: 1) to trust 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to trust, trust in 1a2) to have confidence, be confident 1a3) to be bold 1a4) to be secure 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to trust, make secure 2) (TWOT) to feel safe, be careless

in
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

deceptive
הַשָּׁ֑קֶר (haš·šā·qer)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8267: 1) lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood 1a) deception (what deceives or disappoints or betrays one) 1b) deceit, fraud, wrong 1b1) fraudulently, wrongfully (as adverb) 1c) falsehood (injurious in testimony) 1c1) testify falsehood, false oath, swear falsely 1d) falsity (of false or self-deceived prophets) 1e) lie, falsehood (in general) 1e1) false tongue 1f) in vain

words
דִּבְרֵ֖י (diḇ·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1697: 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

to no
לְבִלְתִּ֖י (lə·ḇil·tî)
Preposition-l
Strong's Hebrew 1115: subst 1) not, except adv 2) not 3) except (after preceding negation) conj 4) except (after an implied or expressed negation) with prep 5) so as not, in order not 6) an account of not, because...not 7) until not

avail.
הוֹעִֽיל׃ (hō·w·‘îl)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3276: 1) (Hiphil) to gain, profit, benefit, avail

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, ye are trusting for yourselves On the words of falsehood, so as not to profit.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But look, you keep trusting in deceitful words that cannot help.

New American Standard Bible
"Behold, you are trusting in deceptive words to no avail.

King James Bible
Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
But look, you are trusting in deceptive words that are worthless.

New Living Translation
"'Don't be fooled into thinking that you will never suffer because the Temple is here. It's a lie!

English Standard Version
“Behold, you trust in deceptive words to no avail.

New American Standard Bible
"Behold, you are trusting in deceptive words to no avail.

King James Bible
Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But look, you keep trusting in deceitful words that cannot help.

International Standard Version
"Look, you're trusting in deceptive words that cannot benefit.

NET Bible
"'But just look at you! You are putting your confidence in a false belief that will not deliver you.

American Standard Version
Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.

English Revised Version
Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, ye are trusting for yourselves On the words of falsehood, so as not to profit.
















Cross References
Isaiah 59:4
None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

Jeremiah 7:4
Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.

Jeremiah 23:32
Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 28:15
Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.

Jeremiah 1:1
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

Jeremiah 7:7
Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.

Jeremiah 7:6
If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:

Jeremiah 7:5
For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;

Jeremiah 7:9
Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;

Jeremiah 7:10
And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?

Jeremiah 7:11
Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.
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