Jeremiah

Jeremiah 3:6–9

6Now in the days of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every green tree to prostitute herself there. 7I thought that after she had done all these things, she would return to Me. But she did not return, and her unfaithful sister Judah saw it.

8She sawa that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well. 9Indifferent to her own infidelity, Israel had defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees.

Footnotes

  • a 3:8 DSS, one LXX manuscript, and Syriac; MT I saw

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Jeremiah 3:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now in the daysבִּימֵי֙bî·mêPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural constructH3117 day
of Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyō·šî·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH2977 Joshijah
the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to meאֵלַ֗י’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
Have you seenהֲ‍ֽרָאִ֔יתָhărā·’î·ṯāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH7200 see
whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
faithlessמְשֻׁבָ֣הmə·šu·ḇāhNoun - feminine singularH4878 turning back, apostasy
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
has doneעָשְׂתָ֖ה‘ā·śə·ṯāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH6213 do, make
Sheהִ֜יאhîPronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
has gone upהֹלְכָ֨הhō·lə·ḵāhVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH1980 go, come, walk
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
everyכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
highגָּבֹ֗הַּgā·ḇō·ahAdjective - masculine singularH1364 high, exalted
hillהַ֣רharNoun - masculine singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
and underתַּ֛חַתta·ḥaṯPrepositionH8478 the under part
everyכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
greenרַעֲנָ֖ןra·‘ă·nānAdjective - masculine singularH7488 luxuriant, fresh
treeעֵ֥ץ‘êṣNoun - masculine singularH6086 tree, trees, wood
to prostitute herselfוַתִּזְנִי־wat·tiz·nî-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
thereשָֽׁם׃šāmAdverbH8033 there, thither

Jeremiah 3:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I thoughtוָאֹמַ֗רwā·’ō·marConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
that afterאַחֲרֵ֨י’a·ḥă·rêPrepositionH310 behind
she had doneעֲשׂוֹתָ֧הּ‘ă·śō·w·ṯāhVerb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singularH6213 do, make
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
these thingsאֵ֛לֶּה’êl·lehPronoun - common pluralH428 these
she would returnתָּשׁ֖וּבtā·šūḇVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH7725 turn back, return
to Meאֵלַ֥י’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
But she did notוְלֹא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
returnשָׁ֑בָהšā·ḇāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH7725 turn back, return
and her unfaithfulבָּגוֹדָ֥הbā·ḡō·w·ḏāhAdjective - feminine singularH901 treacherous
sisterאֲחוֹתָ֖הּ’ă·ḥō·w·ṯāhNoun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singularH269 sister
Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃yə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
saw itוַתֵּרֶאהwat·tē·rɛhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH7200 see

Jeremiah 3:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
She sawוָאֵ֗רֶאwā·’ê·reConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH7200 see
thatכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
becauseעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
faithlessמְשֻׁבָ֣הmə·šu·ḇāhNoun - feminine singularH4878 turning back, apostasy
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
had committed adulteryנִֽאֲפָה֙ni·’ă·p̄āhVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singularH5003 commit adultery
I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֛ןwā·’et·tênConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
herאֶת־’eṯ-Direct object markerH853 mark of the accusative
a certificateסֵ֥פֶרsê·p̄erNoun - masculine singular constructH5612 missive, document, writing, book
of divorceכְּרִיתֻתֶ֖יהָkə·rî·ṯu·ṯe·hāNoun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singularH3748 divorcement
sent her awayשִׁלַּחְתִּ֕יהָšil·laḥ·tî·hāVerb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singularH7971 send
Yetאֵלֶ֑יהָ’ê·le·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH413 motion to
unfaithfulבֹּֽגֵדָ֤הbō·ḡê·ḏāhVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH898 act or deal treacherously
sisterאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ’ă·ḥō·w·ṯāhNoun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singularH269 sister
Judahיְהוּדָה֙yə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
had noוְלֹ֨אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
fearיָֽרְאָ֜הyā·rə·’āhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH3372 fear
and prostituted herselfוַתִּ֥זֶןwat·ti·zenConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
as wellגַּם־gam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea

Jeremiah 3:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Indifferent toוְהָיָה֙wə·hā·yāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
herזְנוּתָ֔הּzə·nū·ṯāhNoun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singularH2184 fornication
had defiledוַתֶּחֱנַ֖ףwat·te·ḥĕ·nap̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH2610 polluted, profane
the landהָאָ֑רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
and committed adulteryוַתִּנְאַ֥ףwat·tin·’ap̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH5003 commit adultery
with stonesהָאֶ֖בֶןhā·’e·ḇenArticle; Noun - feminine singularH68 stone
and treesהָעֵֽץ׃hā·‘êṣArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6086 tree, trees, wood

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Jeremiah 3:7 Ezekiel 16:46

Jeremiah 3:8 Deuteronomy 24:1 · Isaiah 50:1 · Hosea 4:15–17 · Hosea 2:2–3 · 2 Kings 18:9–11 · Hosea 3:4 · 2 Kings 17:6–19 · Deuteronomy 24:3 · Ezekiel 16:47 · Hosea 9:15–17 · Jeremiah 3:1 · Ezekiel 23:11–21

Jeremiah 3:9 Jeremiah 2:27 · Isaiah 57:6 · Jeremiah 3:2 · Jeremiah 10:8 · Jeremiah 2:7 · Habakkuk 2:19

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