Jeremiah
Jeremiah 16:18
18And I will first repay them double their iniquity and their sin, because they have defiled My land with the carcasses of their detestable idols, and they have filled My inheritance with their abominations.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And I will first | רִֽאשׁוֹנָ֗ה | ri·šō·w·nāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7223 former, first, chief |
| repay them | וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֣י | wə·šil·lam·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7999 be complete, sound |
| double | מִשְׁנֵ֤ה | miš·nêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4932 double, copy, second |
| their iniquity | עֲוֺנָם֙ | ‘ă·wō·nām | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
| and their sin | וְחַטָּאתָ֔ם | wə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H2403 offence, penalty, occasion |
| because | עַ֖ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| they have defiled | חַלְּלָ֣ם | ḥal·lə·lām | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H2490 bore, pierce |
| My land | אַרְצִ֑י | ’ar·ṣî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H776 earth, land |
| with the carcasses | בְּנִבְלַ֤ת | bə·niḇ·laṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H5038 carcass, corpse |
| of their detestable idols | שִׁקּֽוּצֵיהֶם֙ | šiq·qū·ṣê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H8251 detested thing |
| and they have filled | מָלְא֖וּ | mā·lə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H4390 be full, fill |
| My inheritance | נַחֲלָתִֽי׃ס | na·ḥă·lā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| with their abominations | וְתוֹעֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם | wə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H8441 abomination |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 40:2 · Numbers 35:33–34 · Revelation 18:6 · Jeremiah 2:7 · Jeremiah 17:18 · Ezekiel 11:21 · Jeremiah 3:9 · Zephaniah 3:1–5 · Ezekiel 43:7–9 · Ezekiel 11:18 · Isaiah 61:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.