What Does Jeremiah 23:28 Mean?

“The prophet”

a prophet or (generally) inspired man

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc

“a dream”

a dream

“let him tell”

properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e., (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e., celebra

“a dream”

a dream

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“and he that hath my word”

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc

“let him speak”

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

“and he that hath my word”

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

“faithfully”

stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness

properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and

“What is the chaff”

properly, material, i.e., (specifically) refuse haum or stalks of grain (as chopped in threshing and used for fodder)

properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc

“to the wheat”

grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open country

“saith”

an oracle

“the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god