Jeremiah

Jeremiah 2:29–35

29Why do you bring a case against Me?

You have all rebelled against Me,”

declares the LORD.

30“I have struck your sons in vain;

they accepted no discipline.

Your own sword has devoured your prophets

like a voracious lion.”

31You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD:

“Have I been a wilderness to Israel

or a land of dense darkness?

Why do My people say,

‘We are free to roam;

we will come to You no more’?

32Does a maiden forget her jewelry

or a bride her wedding sash?

Yet My people have forgotten Me

for days without number.

33How skillfully you pursue love!

Even the most immoral of women

could learn from your ways.

34Moreover, your skirts are stained

with the blood of the innocent poor,

though you did not find them breaking in.

But in spite of all these things

35you say, ‘I am innocent.

Surely His anger will turn from me.’

Behold, I will judge you,

because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’

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Jeremiah 2:29

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whyלָ֥מָּהlām·māhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
do you bring a caseתָרִ֖יבוּṯā·rî·ḇūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH7378 strive, contend
against Meאֵלָ֑י’ê·lāyPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
You have allכֻּלְּכֶ֛םkul·lə·ḵemNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine pluralH3605 the whole, all
rebelledפְּשַׁעְתֶּ֥םpə·ša‘·temVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH6586 rebel, transgress
against Meבִּ֖יbîPreposition; first person common singular
declaresנְאֻם־nə·’um-Noun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Jeremiah 2:30

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I have struckהִכֵּ֣יתִיhik·kê·ṯîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularH5221 smite
your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֔םbə·nê·ḵemNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH1121 son
in vainלַשָּׁוְא֙laš·šāwPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7723 emptiness, vanity
they acceptedלָקָ֑חוּlā·qā·ḥūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH3947 take
noלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
disciplineמוּסָ֖רmū·sārNoun - masculine singularH4148 discipline
Your own swordחַרְבְּכֶ֛םḥar·bə·ḵemNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine pluralH2719 sword
has devouredאָכְלָ֧ה’ā·ḵə·lāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH398 eat
your prophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֖םnə·ḇî·’ê·ḵemNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
like a voraciousמַשְׁחִֽית׃maš·ḥîṯVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH7843 go to ruin (?)
lionכְּאַרְיֵ֥הkə·’ar·yêhPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singularH738 lion

Jeremiah 2:31

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Youאַתֶּם֙’at·temPronoun - second person masculine pluralH859 thou
of this generationהַדּ֗וֹרhad·dō·wrArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1755 period, generation, dwelling
considerרְא֣וּrə·’ūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH7200 see
the wordדְבַר־ḏə·ḇar-Noun - masculine singular constructH1697 speech, word
of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
Have I beenהָיִ֙יתִי֙hā·yî·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a wildernessהֲמִדְבָּ֤רhă·miḏ·bārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4057 mouth
to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לlə·yiś·rā·’êlPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
orאִ֛ם’imConjunctionH518 if
a landאֶ֥רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of dense darknessמַאְפֵּ֖לְיָ֑הma’·pê·lə·yāhNoun - feminine singularH3991 deep darkness
Whyמַדּ֜וּעַmad·dū·a‘InterrogativeH4069 wherefore?
do My peopleעַמִּי֙‘am·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
sayאָמְר֤וּ’ā·mə·rūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH559 utter, say
Weרַ֔דְנוּraḏ·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH7300 wander restlessly, roam
we willלֽוֹא־lō·w-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
comeנָב֥וֹאnā·ḇō·wVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
to Youאֵלֶֽיךָ׃’ê·le·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH413 motion to
no moreע֖וֹד‘ō·wḏAdverbH5750 a going round, continuance

Jeremiah 2:32

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Does a maidenבְּתוּלָה֙bə·ṯū·lāhNoun - feminine singularH1330 virgin
forgetהֲתִשְׁכַּ֤חhă·ṯiš·kaḥVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH7911 forget
her jewelryעֶדְיָ֔הּ‘eḏ·yāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH5716 ornaments
or a brideכַּלָּ֖הkal·lāhNoun - feminine singularH3618 daughter-in-law, bride
her wedding sashקִשֻּׁרֶ֑יהָqiš·šu·re·hāNoun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH7196 girdle
Yet My peopleוְעַמִּ֣יwə·‘am·mîConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
have forgotten Meשְׁכֵח֔וּנִיšə·ḵê·ḥū·nîVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singularH7911 forget
for daysיָמִ֖יםyā·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH3117 day
withoutאֵ֥ין’ênAdverbH369 nothing, nought
numberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis·pārNoun - masculine singularH4557 number, tale

Jeremiah 2:33

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Howמַה־mah-InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
skillfullyתֵּיטִ֥בִיtê·ṭi·ḇîVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person feminine singularH3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing
you pursueלְבַקֵּ֣שׁlə·ḇaq·qêšPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH1245 seek
loveאַהֲבָ֑ה’a·hă·ḇāhNoun - feminine singularH160 love
Evenגַּ֣םgamConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
the most immoral of womenהָרָע֔וֹתhā·rā·‘ō·wṯArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH7451 bad, evil
could learnלִמַּדְתִּיlim·maḏ·tīVerb - Piel - Perfect - second person feminine singularH3925 exercise in, learn
from your waysדְּרָכָֽיִךְ׃də·rā·ḵā·yiḵNoun - common plural construct; second person feminine singularH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner

Jeremiah 2:34

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Moreoverגַּ֤םgamConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
your skirtsבִּכְנָפַ֙יִךְ֙biḵ·nā·p̄a·yiḵPreposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singularH3671 wing, extremity
are stainedנִמְצְא֔וּnim·ṣə·’ūVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralH4672 attain to, find
with the bloodדַּ֛םdamNoun - masculine singular constructH1818 blood
of the innocentנְקִיִּ֑יםnə·qî·yîmAdjective - masculine pluralH5355 clean, free from, exempt
poorאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים’eḇ·yō·w·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH34 in want, needy, poor
though you did notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
find themמְצָאתִ֖יםmə·ṣā·ṯîmVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular; third person masculine pluralH4672 attain to, find
breaking inבַמַּחְתֶּ֥רֶתḇam·maḥ·te·reṯPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH4290 breaking in, burglary
Butכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
in spite ofעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
these thingsאֵֽלֶּה׃’êl·lehPronoun - common pluralH428 these

Jeremiah 2:35

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
you sayוַתֹּֽאמְרִי֙wat·tō·mə·rîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singularH559 utter, say
I am innocentנִקֵּ֔יתִיniq·qê·ṯîVerb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singularH5352 be empty(?), clean
Surelyאַ֛ךְ’aḵAdverbH389 surely
His angerאַפּ֖וֹ’ap·pōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH639 nostril, nose, face, anger
will turnשָׁ֥בšāḇVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
from meמִמֶּ֑נִּיmim·men·nîPreposition; first person common singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
Beholdהִנְנִי֙hin·nîInterjection; first person common singularH2005 lo! behold
I will judgeנִשְׁפָּ֣טniš·pāṭVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH8199 judge, govern
youאוֹתָ֔ךְ’ō·w·ṯāḵPreposition; second person feminine singularH854 with
becauseעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
you sayאָמְרֵ֖ךְ’ā·mə·rêḵVerb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person feminine singularH559 utter, say
I have notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
sinnedחָטָֽאתִי׃ḥā·ṭā·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH2398 miss

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 2:29 Jeremiah 5:1 · Jeremiah 6:13 · Daniel 9:11

Jeremiah 2:30 Nehemiah 9:26 · Acts 7:52 · 1 Thessalonians 2:15 · Jeremiah 26:20–24 · Jeremiah 5:3 · Isaiah 1:5 · Isaiah 9:13 · Jeremiah 7:28 · Matthew 23:29

Jeremiah 2:31 Deuteronomy 32:15 · 2 Samuel 12:7–9

Jeremiah 2:32 Psalm 106:21 · Jeremiah 13:25 · Jeremiah 2:11 · Jeremiah 3:21 · Isaiah 17:10 · Isaiah 61:10 · Psalm 9:17 · Hosea 8:14 · Jeremiah 18:15 · Jeremiah 13:10

Jeremiah 2:33 Ezekiel 16:47 · Isaiah 57:7–10

Jeremiah 2:34 2 Kings 21:16 · 2 Kings 24:4 · Jeremiah 19:4 · Exodus 22:2

Jeremiah 2:35 Proverbs 28:13 · 1 John 1:8–10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.