Jeremiah
Jeremiah 6:15
15Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed?
No, they have no shame at all;
they do not even know how to blush.
So they will fall among the fallen;
when I punish them, they will collapse,”
says the LORD.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Are they ashamed | הֹבִ֕ישׁוּ | hō·ḇî·šū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H954 be ashamed |
| of the abomination | תוֹעֵבָ֖ה | ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8441 abomination |
| they have committed | עָשׂ֑וּ | ‘ā·śū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| No | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| they have no | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| shame | יֵב֗וֹשׁוּ | yê·ḇō·wō·šū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H954 be ashamed |
| at all | בּ֣וֹשׁ | bō·wōš | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H954 be ashamed |
| they do not even | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know | יָדָ֔עוּ | yā·ḏā·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3045 know |
| how to blush | הַכְלִים֙ | haḵ·lîm | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H3637 be humiliated |
| So | לָכֵ֞ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| they will fall | יִפְּל֧וּ | yip·pə·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| among the fallen | בַנֹּפְלִ֛ים | ḇan·nō·p̄ə·lîm | Preposition-b, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| when | בְּעֵת־ | bə·‘êṯ- | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| I punish them | פְּקַדְתִּ֥ים | pə·qaḏ·tîm | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| they will collapse | יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ | yik·kā·šə·lū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3782 stumble, stagger, totter |
| says | אָמַ֥ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ס | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 8:12 · Matthew 15:14 · Jeremiah 3:3 · Philippians 3:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.