Jeremiah

Jeremiah 2:22–23

22Although you wash with lye

and use an abundance of soap,

the stain of your guilt

is still before Me,”

declares the Lord GOD.

23“How can you say, ‘I am not defiled;

I have not run after the Baals’?

Look at your behavior in the valley;

acknowledge what you have done.

You are a swift young she-camel

galloping here and there,

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Jeremiah 2:22

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Althoughכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
you washתְּכַבְּסִי֙tə·ḵab·bə·sîVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singularH3526 (tread), wash
with lyeבַּנֶּ֔תֶרban·ne·ṯerPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5427 natron
and use an abundanceוְתַרְבִּי־wə·ṯar·bî-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - second person feminine singularH7235 be, or become, much, many, great
of soapבֹּרִ֑יתbō·rîṯNoun - feminine singularH1287 lye, alkali, potash, soap
the stainנִכְתָּ֤םniḵ·tāmVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH3799 be stained
of your guiltעֲוֺנֵךְ֙‘ă·wō·nêḵNoun - common singular construct; second person feminine singularH5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
is still before Meלְפָנַ֔יlə·p̄ā·nayPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH6440 face, before
declaresנְאֻ֖םnə·’umNoun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh

Jeremiah 2:23

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Howאֵ֣יךְ’êḵInterjectionH349 How?
can you sayתֹּאמְרִ֞יtō·mə·rîVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singularH559 utter, say
I am notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
defiledנִטְמֵ֗אתִיniṭ·mê·ṯîVerb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singularH2930 be or become unclean
I have notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
runהָלַ֔כְתִּיhā·laḵ·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH1980 go, come, walk
afterאַחֲרֵ֤י’a·ḥă·rêPrepositionH310 behind
the Baalsהַבְּעָלִים֙hab·bə·‘ā·lîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH1168 owner, lord
Lookרְאִ֤יrə·’îVerb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularH7200 see
at your behaviorדַרְכֵּךְ֙ḏar·kêḵNoun - common singular construct; second person feminine singularH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
in the valleyבַּגַּ֔יְאbag·gayPreposition-b, Article; Noun - common singularH1516 valley
acknowledgeדְּעִ֖יdə·‘îVerb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularH3045 know
whatמֶ֣הmehInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
you have doneעָשִׂ֑ית‘ā·śîṯVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singularH6213 do, make
You are a swiftקַלָּ֖הqal·lāhAdjective - feminine singularH7031 light, swift, fleet
young she-camelבִּכְרָ֥הbiḵ·rāhNoun - feminine singularH1072 young camel, dromedary
galloping here and thereמְשָׂרֶ֥כֶתmə·śā·re·ḵeṯVerb - Piel - Participle - feminine singularH8308 twist

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 2:22 Jeremiah 17:1 · Job 14:17 · Hosea 13:12 · Jeremiah 16:17 · Psalm 130:3 · Job 9:30–31 · Psalm 90:8 · Deuteronomy 32:34 · Amos 8:7

Jeremiah 2:23 Jeremiah 7:31 · Proverbs 30:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.