Jeremiah
Jeremiah 3:20
20But as a woman may betray her husband,
so you have betrayed Me, O house of Israel,”
declares the LORD.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | אָכֵ֛ן | ’ā·ḵên | Adverb | H403 surely, truly |
| as a woman | אִשָּׁ֖ה | ’iš·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| may betray | בָּגְדָ֥ה | bā·ḡə·ḏāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H898 act or deal treacherously |
| her husband | מֵרֵעָ֑הּ | mê·rê·‘āh | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| so | כֵּ֣ן | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| you have betrayed | בְּגַדְתֶּ֥ם | bə·ḡaḏ·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H898 act or deal treacherously |
| Me | בִּ֛י | bî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| O house | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.