Jeremiah

Jeremiah 2:6–7

⁶They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD

who brought us up from the land of Egypt,

who led us through the wilderness,

through a land of deserts and pits,

a land of drought and darkness,

a land where no one travels and no one lives?’

⁷I brought you into a fertile land

to eat its fruit and bounty,

but you came and defiled My land

and made My inheritance detestable.

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Jeremiah 2:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They did not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
ask	אָמְר֔וּ	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
Where	אַיֵּ֣ה	’ay·yêh	Interrogative	H346 Where?
is the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
who brought us up	הַמַּעֲלֶ֥ה	ham·ma·‘ă·leh	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
from the land	מֵאֶ֣רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרָ֑יִם	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
who led	הַמּוֹלִ֨יךְ	ham·mō·w·lîḵ	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
us	אֹתָ֜נוּ	’ō·ṯā·nū	Direct object marker; first person common plural	H853 mark of the accusative
through the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
through a land	בְּאֶ֨רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of deserts	עֲרָבָ֤ה	‘ă·rā·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6160 desert-plain, steppe
and pits	וְשׁוּחָה֙	wə·šū·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H7745 pit
a land	בְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of drought	צִיָּ֣ה	ṣî·yāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H6723 dryness, drought
and darkness	וְצַלְמָ֔וֶת	wə·ṣal·mā·weṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6757 death-shadow, deep shadow
a land	בְּאֶ֗רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
where no	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
one	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
travels	עָ֤בַר	‘ā·ḇar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
and	שָֽׁם׃	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
no	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
one	אָדָ֖ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
lives	יָשַׁ֥ב	yā·šaḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

Jeremiah 2:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I brought	וָאָבִ֤יא	wā·’ā·ḇî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
you	אֶתְכֶם֙	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
a fertile	הַכַּרְמֶ֔ל	hak·kar·mel	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3759 plantation, garden-land
land	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
to eat	לֶאֱכֹ֥ל	le·’ĕ·ḵōl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat
its fruit	פִּרְיָ֖הּ	pir·yāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6529 fruit
and bounty	וְטוּבָ֑הּ	wə·ṭū·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H2898 good things, goods, goodness
but you came	וַתָּבֹ֙אוּ֙	wat·tā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and defiled	וַתְּטַמְּא֣וּ	wat·tə·ṭam·mə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2930 be or become unclean
My land	אַרְצִ֔י	’ar·ṣî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H776 earth, land
and made	שַׂמְתֶּ֖ם	śam·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
My inheritance	וְנַחֲלָתִ֥י	wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
detestable	לְתוֹעֵבָֽה׃	lə·ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8441 abomination

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 2:6 Deuteronomy 32:10 · Deuteronomy 8:14–16 · Hosea 13:4 · Isaiah 63:11–13

Jeremiah 2:7 Deuteronomy 8:7–9 · Jeremiah 16:18 · Numbers 13:27 · Ezekiel 36:17 · Jeremiah 3:1 · Psalm 106:38–39 · Jeremiah 3:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.