Jeremiah

Jeremiah 2:7

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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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

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

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.