Jeremiah

Jeremiah 5:19

¹⁹And when the people ask, ‘For what offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ You are to tell them, ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.’”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וְהָיָה֙	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
when	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the people ask	תֹאמְר֔וּ	ṯō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
For	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
what	מֶ֗ה	meh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
offense has the LORD	יְהֹוָ֧ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
our God	אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
done	עָשָׂ֨ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
these things to us	אֵ֑לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
You are to tell	וְאָמַרְתָּ֣	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
them	אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
Just as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you have forsaken	עֲזַבְתֶּ֤ם	‘ă·zaḇ·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
Me	אוֹתִי֙	’ō·w·ṯî	Direct object marker; first person common singular	H853 mark of the accusative
and served	וַתַּעַבְד֞וּ	wat·ta·‘aḇ·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
foreign	נֵכָר֙	nê·ḵār	Noun - masculine singular	H5236 that which is foreign, foreignness
gods	אֱלֹהֵ֤י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
in your land	בְּאַרְצְכֶ֔ם	bə·’ar·ṣə·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H776 earth, land
so	כֵּ֚ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
will you serve	תַּעַבְד֣וּ	ta·‘aḇ·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
foreigners	זָרִ֔ים	zā·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2114 be a stranger
in a land	בְּאֶ֖רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that is not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
your own	לָכֶֽם׃ס	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Kings 9:8–9 · Deuteronomy 28:47–48 · Jeremiah 22:8–9 · Jeremiah 16:13 · Jeremiah 13:22 · Jeremiah 16:10–11 · Deuteronomy 29:24–28 · Lamentations 5:8 · Deuteronomy 4:25–28 · Jeremiah 2:35 · Jeremiah 2:13 · 2 Chronicles 7:21–22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.