Jeremiah
Jeremiah 3:6
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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now in the days | בִּימֵי֙ | bî·mê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| of King | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Josiah | יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ | yō·šî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2977 Joshijah |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to me | אֵלַ֗י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| Have you seen | הֲֽרָאִ֔יתָ | hărā·’î·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| what | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| faithless | מְשֻׁבָ֣ה | mə·šu·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4878 turning back, apostasy |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| has done | עָשְׂתָ֖ה | ‘ā·śə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H6213 do, make |
| She | הִ֜יא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| has gone up | הֹלְכָ֨ה | hō·lə·ḵāh | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| high | גָּבֹ֗הַּ | gā·ḇō·ah | Adjective - masculine singular | H1364 high, exalted |
| hill | הַ֣ר | har | Noun - masculine singular | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| and under | תַּ֛חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| green | רַעֲנָ֖ן | ra·‘ă·nān | Adjective - masculine singular | H7488 luxuriant, fresh |
| tree | עֵ֥ץ | ‘êṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| to prostitute herself | וַתִּזְנִי־ | wat·tiz·nî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot |
| there | שָֽׁם׃ | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.