Jeremiah

Jeremiah 2:23

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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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How	אֵ֣יךְ	’êḵ	Interjection	H349 How?
can you say	תֹּאמְרִ֞י	tō·mə·rî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
I am not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
defiled	נִטְמֵ֗אתִי	niṭ·mê·ṯî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2930 be or become unclean
I have not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
run	הָלַ֔כְתִּי	hā·laḵ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
after	אַחֲרֵ֤י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
the Baals	הַבְּעָלִים֙	hab·bə·‘ā·lîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1168 owner, lord
Look	רְאִ֤י	rə·’î	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H7200 see
at your behavior	דַרְכֵּךְ֙	ḏar·kêḵ	Noun - common singular construct; second person feminine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
in the valley	בַּגַּ֔יְא	bag·gay	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H1516 valley
acknowledge	דְּעִ֖י	də·‘î	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H3045 know
what	מֶ֣ה	meh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
you have done	עָשִׂ֑ית	‘ā·śîṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
You are a swift	קַלָּ֖ה	qal·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7031 light, swift, fleet
young she-camel	בִּכְרָ֥ה	biḵ·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1072 young camel, dromedary
galloping here and there	מְשָׂרֶ֥כֶת	mə·śā·re·ḵeṯ	Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular	H8308 twist

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 7:31 · Proverbs 30:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.