Jeremiah

Jeremiah 16:11–12

11Then you are to answer them: ‘It is because your fathers have forsaken Me, declares the LORD, and followed other gods, and served and worshiped them. They abandoned Me and did not keep My instruction. 12And you have done more evil than your fathers. See how each of you follows the stubbornness of his evil heart instead of obeying Me.

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Jeremiah 16:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then you are to answer themוְאָמַרְתָּ֣wə·’ā·mar·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH559 utter, say
becauseעַל֩‘alPrepositionH5921 height
your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֤ם’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵemNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH1 father
have forsakenעָזְב֨וּ‘ā·zə·ḇūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH5800 leave, forsake, loose
Meאוֹתִי֙’ō·w·ṯîDirect object marker; first person common singularH853 mark of the accusative
declaresנְאֻם־nə·’um-Noun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and followedוַיֵּלְכ֗וּway·yê·lə·ḵūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1980 go, come, walk
otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים’ă·ḥê·rîmAdjective - masculine pluralH312 another
godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
and servedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּםway·ya·‘aḇ·ḏūmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine pluralH5647 work, serve
and worshipedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּway·yiš·ta·ḥă·wūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7812 bow down
themלָהֶ֑םlā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural
They abandoned Meעָזָ֔בוּ‘ā·zā·ḇūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH5800 leave, forsake, loose
and did notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
keepשָׁמָֽרוּ׃šā·mā·rūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH8104 keep, watch, preserve
My instructionתּוֹרָתִ֖יtō·w·rā·ṯîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH8451 direction, instruction, law

Jeremiah 16:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And youוְאַתֶּ֛םwə·’at·temConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine pluralH859 thou
have doneלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla·‘ă·śō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH6213 do, make
more evilהֲרֵעֹתֶ֥םhă·rê·‘ō·ṯemVerb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH7489 be evil, bad
than your fathersמֵאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םmê·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵemPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH1 father
See howוְהִנְּכֶ֣םwə·hin·nə·ḵemConjunctive waw; Interjection; second person masculine pluralH2005 lo! behold
each of youאִ֚ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
followsהֹלְכִ֗יםhō·lə·ḵîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH1980 go, come, walk
the stubbornnessשְׁרִר֣וּתšə·ri·rūṯNoun - feminine singular constructH8307 firmness
of his evilהָרָ֔עhā·rā‘Article; Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
heartלִבּֽוֹ־lib·bōw-Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
instead ofלְבִלְתִּ֖יlə·ḇil·tîPreposition-lH1115 not, except
obeyingשְׁמֹ֥עַšə·mō·a‘Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH8085 hear
Meאֵלָֽי׃’ê·lāyPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 16:11 Psalm 106:35–41 · Jeremiah 8:2 · Nehemiah 9:26–29 · Jeremiah 22:9 · 1 Peter 4:3 · Deuteronomy 29:25–26 · Ezekiel 11:21 · Jeremiah 5:7–9 · 1 Kings 9:9

Jeremiah 16:12 Jeremiah 13:10 · Jeremiah 7:26 · Ecclesiastes 9:3 · Jeremiah 9:14 · Judges 2:19 · 1 Samuel 15:23 · Mark 7:21 · Jeremiah 7:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.