Jeremiah

Jeremiah 5:8–9

⁸They are well-fed, lusty stallions,

each neighing after his neighbor’s wife.

⁹Should I not punish them for these things?”

declares the LORD.

“Should I not avenge Myself

on such a nation as this?

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They are	הָי֑וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
well-fed	מְיֻזָּנִ֖ים	mə·yuz·zā·nîm	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural	H2109 feed
lusty	מַשְׁכִּ֣ים	maš·kîm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H7904 roam
stallions	סוּסִ֥ים	sū·sîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5483 swallow or swift
each	אִ֛ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
neighing	יִצְהָֽלוּ׃	yiṣ·hā·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6670 neigh, cry shrilly
after	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his neighbor’s	רֵעֵ֖הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
wife	אֵ֥שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Should I not	לוֹא־	lō·w-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
punish them	אֶפְקֹ֖ד	’ep̄·qōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
for	הַֽעַל־	ha·‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
these things	אֵ֥לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהֹוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Should I not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
avenge	תִתְנַקֵּ֖ם	ṯiṯ·naq·qêm	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5358 avenge, take vengeance
Myself	נַפְשִֽׁי׃ס	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
on such a nation	בְּג֣וֹי	bə·ḡō·w	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H1471 nation, people
as this	כָּזֶ֔ה	kā·zeh	Preposition-k; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that

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

Jeremiah 5:8 Jeremiah 13:27 · Deuteronomy 5:18 · 2 Samuel 11:2–4 · Ezekiel 22:11

Jeremiah 5:9 Jeremiah 9:9 · Jeremiah 5:29 · Isaiah 1:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.