Jeremiah
Jeremiah 8:12
12Are 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 | הֹבִ֕שׁוּ | hō·ḇi·šū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H954 be ashamed |
| of the abomination | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| 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 | יֵבֹ֗שׁוּ | yê·ḇō·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 how | יָדָ֔עוּ | yā·ḏā·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3045 know |
| to blush | וְהִכָּלֵם֙ | wə·hik·kā·lêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H3637 be humiliated |
| So | לָכֵ֞ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| they will fall | יִפְּל֣וּ | yip·pə·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| among the fallen | בַנֹּפְלִ֗ים | ḇan·nō·p̄ə·lîm | Preposition-b, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| when | בְּעֵ֧ת | bə·‘êṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct | H6256 time |
| I punish them | פְּקֻדָּתָ֛ם | pə·qud·dā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H6486 oversight, mustering, visitation, store |
| 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 3:3 · Psalm 52:7 · Isaiah 3:9 · Deuteronomy 32:35 · Jeremiah 6:15 · Psalm 52:1 · Zephaniah 3:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.