Jeremiah
Jeremiah 8:5
5Why then have these people turned away?
Why does Jerusalem always turn away?
They cling to deceit;
they refuse to return.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.