Jeremiah
Jeremiah 22:9
9Then people will reply, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | וְאָ֣מְר֔וּ | wə·’ā·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| Because | עַ֚ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| they have forsaken | עָֽזְב֔וּ | ‘ā·zə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| the covenant | בְּרִ֥ית | bə·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1285 covenant |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| their God | אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם | ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H430 God |
| and have worshiped | וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּ | way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7812 bow down |
| and served | וַיַּעַבְדֽוּם׃ס | way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏūm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| other | אֲחֵרִ֖ים | ’ă·ḥê·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H312 another |
| gods | לֵאלֹהִ֥ים | lê·lō·hîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.