Jeremiah 5:31
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?

Young's Literal Translation
The prophets have prophesied falsely, And the priests bear rule by their means, And My people have loved [it] so, And what do they at its latter end?

King James Bible
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love [to have it] so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

Hebrew
The prophets
הַנְּבִיאִ֞ים (han·nə·ḇî·’îm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet

prophesy
נִבְּא֣וּ־ (nib·bə·’ū-)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5012: To prophesy, speak, by inspiration

falsely,
בַשֶּׁ֗קֶר (ḇaš·še·qer)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood

and the priests
וְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ (wə·hak·kō·hă·nîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3548: Priest

rule
יִרְדּ֣וּ (yir·dū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7287: To tread down, subjugate, to crumble off

by
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

their own authority.
יְדֵיהֶ֔ם (yə·ḏê·hem)
Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3027: A hand

My people
וְעַמִּ֖י (wə·‘am·mî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

love
אָ֣הֲבוּ (’ā·hă·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 157: To have affection f

it so,
כֵ֑ן (ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

but what
וּמַֽה־ (ū·mah-)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

will you do
תַּעֲשׂ֖וּ (ta·‘ă·śū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

in the end?”
לְאַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃ (lə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 319: The last, end, the future, posterity

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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