Jeremiah

Jeremiah 2:8

⁸The priests did not ask,

‘Where is the LORD?’

The experts in the law no longer knew Me,

and the leaders rebelled against Me.

The prophets prophesied by Baal

and followed useless idols.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
did not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
ask	אָֽמְרוּ֙	’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
The experts	וְתֹפְשֵׂ֤י	wə·ṯō·p̄ə·śê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H8610 lay hold of, wield
in the law	הַתּוֹרָה֙	hat·tō·w·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law
no	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
longer knew Me	יְדָע֔וּנִי	yə·ḏā·‘ū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H3045 know
and the leaders	וְהָרֹעִ֖ים	wə·hā·rō·‘îm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
rebelled	פָּ֣שְׁעוּ	pā·šə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6586 rebel, transgress
against Me	בִ֑י	ḇî	Preposition; first person common singular
The prophets	וְהַנְּבִיאִים֙	wə·han·nə·ḇî·’îm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
prophesied	נִבְּא֣וּ	nib·bə·’ū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5012 prophesy
by Baal	בַבַּ֔עַל	ḇab·ba·‘al	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1168 owner, lord
and followed	וְאַחֲרֵ֥י	wə·’a·ḥă·rê	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H310 behind
useless	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
idols	יוֹעִ֖לוּ	yō·w·‘i·lū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3276 profit, avail, benefit

Cross-references

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

Habakkuk 2:18 · Jeremiah 5:31 · Romans 2:17–24 · Jeremiah 10:21 · Hosea 4:6 · 2 Corinthians 4:2 · Isaiah 29:10 · Luke 11:52 · Isaiah 30:5 · John 16:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.