Jeremiah
Jeremiah 2:22
22Although you wash with lye
and use an abundance of soap,
the stain of your guilt
is still before Me,”
declares the Lord GOD.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Although | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you wash | תְּכַבְּסִי֙ | tə·ḵab·bə·sî | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | H3526 (tread), wash |
| with lye | בַּנֶּ֔תֶר | ban·ne·ṯer | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5427 natron |
| and use an abundance | וְתַרְבִּי־ | wə·ṯar·bî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - second person feminine singular | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| of soap | בֹּרִ֑ית | bō·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1287 lye, alkali, potash, soap |
| the stain | נִכְתָּ֤ם | niḵ·tām | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H3799 be stained |
| of your guilt | עֲוֺנֵךְ֙ | ‘ă·wō·nêḵ | Noun - common singular construct; second person feminine singular | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
| is still before Me | לְפָנַ֔י | lə·p̄ā·nay | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H6440 face, before |
| declares | נְאֻ֖ם | nə·’um | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֥י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.