Jeremiah
Jeremiah 2:21
21I had planted you like a choice vine
from the very best seed.
How could you turn yourself before Me
into a rotten, wild vine?
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | וְאָֽנֹכִי֙ | wə·’ā·nō·ḵî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| had planted you | נְטַעְתִּ֣יךְ | nə·ṭa‘·tîḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singular | H5193 strike, fix, plant |
| like a choice | כֻּלֹּ֖ה | kul·lōh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| vine | שֹׂרֵ֔ק | śō·rêq | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8321 vine |
| from the very best | אֱמֶ֑ת | ’ĕ·meṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
| seed | זֶ֣רַע | ze·ra‘ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| How | וְאֵיךְ֙ | wə·’êḵ | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H349 How? |
| could you turn yourself | נֶהְפַּ֣כְתְּ | neh·paḵt | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H2015 turn, overturn |
| before Me | לִ֔י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| into a rotten | סוּרֵ֖י | sū·rê | Adjective - masculine plural construct | H5494 turn aside |
| wild | נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ | nā·ḵə·rî·yāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H5237 foreign, alien |
| vine | הַגֶּ֥פֶן | hag·ge·p̄en | Article; Noun - common singular | H1612 vine |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 5:4 · Exodus 15:17 · John 15:1 · Psalm 44:2 · Psalm 80:8 · Deuteronomy 4:37 · Mark 12:1 · Deuteronomy 32:32 · Luke 20:9 · Genesis 26:3–5 · Isaiah 61:3 · Matthew 21:33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.