Jeremiah
Jeremiah 2:11
11Has a nation ever changed its gods?
(Yet they are not gods at all.)
But My people have exchanged their Gloryb
for useless idols.
Footnotes
- b 2:11 Or their glorious God
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Has a nation | גּוֹי֙ | gō·w | Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| ever changed | הַהֵימִ֥יר | ha·hê·mîr | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3235 exchange, change places |
| its gods | אֱלֹהִ֔ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| Yet they | וְהֵ֖מָּה | wə·hêm·māh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| gods | אֱלֹהִ֑ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| But My people | וְעַמִּ֛י | wə·‘am·mî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| have exchanged | הֵמִ֥יר | hê·mîr | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4171 change |
| their Glory | כְּבוֹד֖וֹ | kə·ḇō·w·ḏōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3519 abundance, honour, glory |
| for useless | בְּל֥וֹא | bə·lō·w | Preposition-b; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| idols | יוֹעִֽיל׃ | yō·w·‘îl | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3276 profit, avail, benefit |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 1:23 · Isaiah 37:19 · Psalm 106:20 · Jeremiah 16:20 · Micah 4:5 · Jeremiah 2:8 · Psalm 115:4 · 1 Corinthians 8:4 · Psalm 3:3 · Jeremiah 2:5 · Deuteronomy 33:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.