Jeremiah
Jeremiah 44:3
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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| 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
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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.