Jeremiah

Jeremiah 2:4–5

⁴Hear the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all you families of the house of Israel. ⁵This is what the LORD says:

“What fault did your fathers find in Me

that they strayed so far from Me?

They followed worthless idols,

and became worthless themselves.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hear	שִׁמְע֥וּ	šim·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
the word	דְבַר־	ḏə·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
O house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֑ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
and all	וְכָֽל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
you families	מִשְׁפְּח֖וֹת	miš·pə·ḥō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4940 clan
of the house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּ֣ה׀	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
fault	עָ֔וֶל	‘ā·wel	Noun - masculine singular	H5766 injustice, unrighteousness
did your fathers	אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֥ם	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1 father
find	מָּצְא֨וּ	mā·ṣə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4672 attain to, find
in Me	בִּי֙	bî	Preposition; first person common singular
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they strayed so far	רָחֲק֖וּ	rā·ḥă·qū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7368 be, or become, far, distant
from Me	מֵעָלָ֑י	mê·‘ā·lāy	Preposition-m; first person common singular	H5921 height
They followed	וַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּ	way·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
worthless idols	הַהֶ֖בֶל	ha·he·ḇel	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1892 vapour, breath
and became worthless themselves	וַיֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃	way·yeh·bā·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1891 act emptily, become vain

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 2:5 2 Kings 17:15 · Romans 1:21 · Jeremiah 10:14–15 · Jonah 2:8 · Psalm 115:8 · Acts 14:15 · Isaiah 44:9 · Deuteronomy 32:21 · 1 Samuel 12:21 · Jeremiah 51:17–18 · Jeremiah 2:31 · Isaiah 5:3–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.