Jeremiah
Jeremiah 19:4
4because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| because | יַ֣עַן׀ | ya·‘an | Adverb | H3282 purpose, intention |
| they have abandoned Me | עֲזָבֻ֗נִי | ‘ă·zā·ḇu·nî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| and made this | הַזֶּה֙ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| a foreign | וַֽיְנַכְּר֞וּ | way·nak·kə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5234 regard, recognize |
| place | הַמָּק֤וֹם | ham·mā·qō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| They have burned incense | וַיְקַטְּרוּ־ | way·qaṭ·ṭə·rū- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke |
| in | בוֹ֙ | ḇōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| to other | אֲחֵרִ֔ים | ’ă·ḥê·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H312 another |
| gods | לֵאלֹהִ֣ים | lê·lō·hîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| they | הֵ֥מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| nor their fathers | וַאֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם | wa·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
| nor the kings | וּמַלְכֵ֣י | ū·mal·ḵê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H4428 king |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֑ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| have | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| known | יְדָע֛וּם | yə·ḏā·‘ūm | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| They have filled | וּמָֽלְא֛וּ | ū·mā·lə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H4390 be full, fill |
| this | הַזֶּ֖ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| place | הַמָּק֥וֹם | ham·mā·qō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| with the blood | דַּ֥ם | dam | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1818 blood |
| of the innocent | נְקִיִּֽם׃ | nə·qî·yim | Adjective - masculine plural | H5355 clean, free from, exempt |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 2:34 · Isaiah 65:11 · 2 Kings 21:16 · Deuteronomy 28:20 · Jeremiah 7:9 · 2 Kings 24:4 · Jeremiah 2:13 · Isaiah 59:7 · Jeremiah 2:19 · Jeremiah 17:13 · Daniel 9:5–15 · 2 Kings 21:4–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.