Jeremiah

Jeremiah 18:13–15

¹³Therefore this is what the LORD says:

“Inquire among the nations:

Who has ever heard things like these?

Virgin Israel has done a most terrible thing.

¹⁴Does the snow of Lebanon

ever leave its rocky slopes?

Or do its cool waters flowing from a distance

ever run dry?

¹⁵Yet My people have forgotten Me.

They burn incense to worthless idols

that make them stumble in their ways,

leaving the ancient roads

to walk on rutted bypaths

instead of on the highway.

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Jeremiah 18:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵ֗ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
this is what	כֹּ֚ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Inquire	שַֽׁאֲלוּ־	ša·’ă·lū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7592 ask, inquire
among the nations	בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם	bag·gō·w·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
Who	מִ֥י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
has ever heard	שָׁמַ֖ע	šā·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
things like these	כָּאֵ֑לֶּה	kā·’êl·leh	Preposition-k; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
Virgin	בְּתוּלַ֖ת	bə·ṯū·laṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1330 virgin
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
has done	עָשְׂתָ֣ה	‘ā·śə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
a most	מְאֹ֔ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
terrible thing	שַֽׁעֲרֻרִת֙	ša·‘ă·ru·riṯ	Adjective - feminine singular	H8186 horror = horrible thing

Jeremiah 18:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Does the snow	שֶׁ֣לֶג	še·leḡ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7950 snow
of Lebanon	לְבָנ֑וֹן	lə·ḇā·nō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3844 Lebanon
ever leave	הֲיַעֲזֹ֥ב	hă·ya·‘ă·zōḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
its rocky	מִצּ֛וּר	miṣ·ṣūr	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6697 rock, cliff
slopes	שָׂדַ֖י	śā·ḏay	Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
Or	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
do its cool	קָרִ֖ים	qā·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7119 cool, quiet
waters	מַ֛יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
flowing	נוֹזְלִֽים׃	nō·wz·lîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5140 flow, trickle, drop, distil
from a distance	זָרִ֥ים	zā·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2114 be a stranger
ever run dry	יִנָּתְשׁ֗וּ	yin·nā·ṯə·šū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5428 pull or pluck up, root out

Jeremiah 18:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
My people	עַמִּ֖י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
have forgotten Me	שְׁכֵחֻ֥נִי	šə·ḵê·ḥu·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H7911 forget
They burn incense	יְקַטֵּ֑רוּ	yə·qaṭ·ṭê·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
to worthless idols	לַשָּׁ֣וְא	laš·šāw	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7723 emptiness, vanity
that make them stumble	וַיַּכְשִׁל֤וּם	way·yaḵ·ši·lūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H3782 stumble, stagger, totter
in their ways	בְּדַרְכֵיהֶם֙	bə·ḏar·ḵê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
the ancient	עוֹלָ֔ם	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
roads	שְׁבִילֵ֣י	šə·ḇî·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7635 way, path
to walk	לָלֶ֣כֶת	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
on rutted	נְתִיב֔וֹת	nə·ṯî·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H5410 path, pathway
bypaths	דֶּ֖רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
instead of	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
on the highway	סְלוּלָֽה׃	sə·lū·lāh	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H5549 lift up, cast up

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 18:13 Jeremiah 5:30 · Isaiah 66:8 · Hosea 6:10 · Jeremiah 23:14 · Jeremiah 2:10–13 · Jeremiah 14:17 · Jeremiah 31:4

Jeremiah 18:14 John 6:68

Jeremiah 18:15 Jeremiah 6:16 · Jeremiah 2:32 · Isaiah 57:14 · Hosea 11:2 · Jeremiah 2:13 · Malachi 2:8 · Jeremiah 17:13 · Jeremiah 10:15 · Isaiah 41:29 · Jeremiah 3:21 · Jeremiah 16:19 · Hosea 2:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.