Jeremiah
Jeremiah 3:10–11
10Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD.
11And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah.
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Jeremiah 3:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yet | וְגַם־ | wə·ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| in spite of all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| this | זֹ֗את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| her unfaithful | בָּגוֹדָ֧ה | bā·ḡō·w·ḏāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H901 treacherous |
| sister | אֲחוֹתָ֛הּ | ’ă·ḥō·w·ṯāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H269 sister |
| Judah | יְהוּדָ֖ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| did not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| return | שָׁ֨בָה | šā·ḇāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| to Me | אֵלַ֜י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| with all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| her heart | לִבָּ֑הּ | lib·bāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| but only | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| in pretense | בְּשֶׁ֖קֶר | bə·še·qer | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃פ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Jeremiah 3:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to me | אֵלַ֔י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| Faithless | מְשֻׁבָ֣ה | mə·šu·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4878 turning back, apostasy |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| has shown herself | נַפְשָׁ֖הּ | nap̄·šāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| more righteous | צִדְּקָ֥ה | ṣid·də·qāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H6663 be just, righteous |
| than unfaithful | מִבֹּגֵדָ֖ה | mib·bō·ḡê·ḏāh | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H898 act or deal treacherously |
| Judah | יְהוּדָֽה׃ | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 3:10 Hosea 7:14 · Jeremiah 12:2 · Psalm 78:36–37 · Psalm 66:3 · 2 Chronicles 34:33–35:18 · Psalm 18:44 · Isaiah 10:6
Jeremiah 3:11 Ezekiel 23:11 · Ezekiel 16:51–52 · Hosea 11:7 · Hosea 4:16 · Ezekiel 16:47
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.