Jeremiah
Jeremiah 8:4–6
4So you are to tell them this is what the LORD says:
“Do men fall and not get up again?
Does one turn away and not return?
5Why then have these people turned away?
Why does Jerusalem always turn away?
They cling to deceit;
they refuse to return.
6I have listened and heard;
they do not speak what is right.
No one repents of his wickedness,
asking, ‘What have I done?’
Everyone has pursued his own course
like a horse charging into battle.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Jeremiah 8:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So 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 |
| this is what | כֹּ֚ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Do | הֲיִפְּל֖וּ | hă·yip·pə·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| and not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| get up again | יָק֑וּמוּ | yā·qū·mū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| Does one turn away | יָשׁ֖וּב | yā·šūḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| and not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| return | יָשֽׁוּב׃ | yā·šūḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
Jeremiah 8:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | מַדּ֨וּעַ | mad·dū·a‘ | Interrogative | H4069 wherefore? |
| have these | הַזֶּ֛ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| people | הָעָ֥ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| turned away | שׁוֹבְבָ֜ה | šō·wḇ·ḇāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| Why does Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| always turn away | מְשֻׁבָ֣ה | mə·šu·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4878 turning back, apostasy |
| They cling | הֶחֱזִ֙יקוּ֙ | he·ḥĕ·zî·qū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| to deceit | בַּתַּרְמִ֔ית | bat·tar·mîṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8649 fraud |
| they refuse | מֵאֲנ֖וּ | mê·’ă·nū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H3985 refuse |
| to return | לָשֽׁוּב׃ | lā·šūḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7725 turn back, return |
Jeremiah 8:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have listened | הִקְשַׁ֤בְתִּי | hiq·šaḇ·tî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | H7181 incline, attend |
| and heard | וָֽאֶשְׁמָע֙ | wā·’eš·mā‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H8085 hear |
| they do not | לוֹא־ | lō·w- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| speak | יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ | yə·ḏab·bê·rū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1696 speak |
| what is right | כֵ֣ן | ḵên | Adjective - masculine singular | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| No | אֵ֣ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| one | אִ֗ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| repents | נִחָם֙ | ni·ḥām | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H5162 be sorry, console |
| of his | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| wickedness | רָ֣עָת֔וֹ | rā·‘ā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| asking | לֵאמֹ֖ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| What | מֶ֣ה | meh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| have I done | עָשִׂ֑יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| Everyone | כֻּלֹּ֗ה | kul·lōh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| has pursued | שָׁ֚ב | šāb̲ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| his own course | בִּמְרֻצוֹתָם | bim·ru·ṣō·ṯå̄m | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H4794 running |
| like a horse | כְּס֥וּס | kə·sūs | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H5483 swallow or swift |
| charging | שׁוֹטֵ֖ף | šō·w·ṭêp̄ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7857 overflow, rinse or wash off |
| into battle | בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ | bam·mil·ḥā·māh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 8:4 Proverbs 24:16 · Micah 7:8 · Jeremiah 3:1 · Hosea 6:1 · Isaiah 55:7 · Hosea 7:10 · Amos 5:2 · Ezekiel 18:23 · Hosea 14:1 · Isaiah 44:22 · Jeremiah 23:14 · 1 Kings 8:38
Jeremiah 8:5 Jeremiah 9:6 · Zechariah 7:11 · Jeremiah 5:3 · Hosea 11:7 · John 5:40 · Hebrews 12:25 · Isaiah 30:10 · 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12 · Jeremiah 5:27 · Isaiah 44:20
Jeremiah 8:6 Psalm 14:2 · Ezekiel 18:28 · 2 Peter 3:9 · Isaiah 30:18 · Luke 15:17–19 · Micah 7:2 · Job 39:19–25 · Jeremiah 5:1 · Malachi 3:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.