Jeremiah
Jeremiah 44:2–3
2“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: You have seen all the disaster that I brought against Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah; and behold, they lie today in ruins and desolation 3because of the evil they have done.
They provoked Me to anger by continuing to burn incense and to serve other gods that neither they nor you nor your fathers ever knew.
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Jeremiah 44:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָאוֹת֙ | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| says | אָמַ֞ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| You | אַתֶּ֣ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| have seen | רְאִיתֶ֗ם | rə·’î·ṯem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H7200 see |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the disaster | הָֽרָעָה֙ | hā·rā·‘āh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I brought | הֵבֵ֙אתִי֙ | hê·ḇê·ṯî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Jerusalem | יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| and all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the cities | עָרֵ֣י | ‘ā·rê | Noun - feminine plural construct | H5892 excitement |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֑ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| and behold | וְהִנָּ֤ם | wə·hin·nām | Conjunctive waw; Interjection; third person masculine plural | H2005 lo! behold |
| they lie today in ruins | חָרְבָּה֙ | ḥā·rə·bāh | Noun - feminine singular | H2723 waste, desolation, ruin |
| and | הַזֶּ֔ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| desolation | וְאֵ֥ין | wə·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
Jeremiah 44:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| because of | מִפְּנֵ֣י | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the evil | רָעָתָ֗ם | rā·‘ā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H7451 bad, evil |
| they have done | עָשׂוּ֙ | ‘ā·śū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| They provoked Me to anger | לְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִי | lə·haḵ·‘i·sê·nî | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H3707 be vexed, angry |
| by continuing | לָלֶ֣כֶת | lā·le·ḵeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to burn incense | לְקַטֵּ֔ר | lə·qaṭ·ṭêr | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke |
| to serve | לַעֲבֹ֖ד | la·‘ă·ḇōḏ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5647 work, serve |
| other | אֲחֵרִ֑ים | ’ă·ḥê·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H312 another |
| gods | לֵאלֹהִ֣ים | lê·lō·hîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| that neither | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| they | הֵ֖מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| you | אַתֶּ֥ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| nor your fathers | וַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ | wa·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1 father |
| ever knew | יְדָע֔וּם | yə·ḏā·‘ūm | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural | H3045 know |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 44:2 Isaiah 6:11 · Jeremiah 34:22 · Jeremiah 9:11 · Micah 3:12 · Jeremiah 4:7
Jeremiah 44:3 Deuteronomy 29:26 · Deuteronomy 13:6 · Deuteronomy 32:17 · Jeremiah 44:8 · Daniel 9:5 · Ezekiel 8:17–18 · Jeremiah 2:17–19 · Nehemiah 9:33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.