Jeremiah

Jeremiah 8:5–6

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.

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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 8:5 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.