1 Kings 14:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Judah did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, above all that their fathers had done.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ יְהוּדָ֛ה הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיְקַנְא֣וּ אֹת֗וֹ מִכֹּל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשׂ֣וּ אֲבֹתָ֔ם בְּחַטֹּאתָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָטָֽאוּ׃

Transliteration

And yaʿaś Yĕhûdâ the-raʿ in-ʿênê YHWH, and yĕqanʾû ʾōtô from-all which ʿāśû ʾăbōtām in-ḥaṭṭōʾtām which ḥāṭāʾû.

Grammar Details

*yaʿaś*: Qal imperfect (with waw consecutive), 3rd masculine singular - he did
*Yĕhûdâ*: proper noun - Judah
*raʿ*: masculine singular - evil
*ʿênê*: feminine dual construct - eyes of
*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name
*yĕqanʾû*: Piel imperfect (with waw consecutive), 3rd common plural - they provoked to jealousy
*ʾōtô*: direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him
*ʿāśû*: Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they did
*ʾăbōtām*: masculine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their fathers
*ḥaṭṭōʾtām*: feminine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their sins
*ḥāṭāʾû*: Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they sinned

Word Meanings

*yaʿaś*: did/made/committed
*raʿ*: evil/bad/wickedness
*ʿênê* *YHWH*: in the eyes of YHWH/in YHWH's sight
*yĕqanʾû*: provoked to jealousy/made jealous/aroused envy
*ḥaṭṭōʾtām*: their sins/their offenses/their transgressions

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Referenced Verses

2 Chr 12:1 : 1 And it came to pass, when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established, and he was strong, that he forsook the law of Jehovah, and all Israel with him.
1 Cor 10:22 : 22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
Ps 78:58 : 58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, And moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
Isa 65:3-4 : 3 a people that provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense upon bricks; 4 that sit among the graves, and lodge in the secret places; that eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
Jer 3:7-9 : 7 And I said after she had done all these things, She will return unto me; but she returned not: and her treacherous sister Judah saw it. 8 And I saw, when, for this very cause that backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorcement, yet treacherous Judah her sister feared not; but she also went and played the harlot. 9 And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that the land was polluted, and she committed adultery with stones and with stocks. 10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith Jehovah. 11 And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath showed herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
Ezek 16:47-48 : 47 Yet hast thou not walked in their ways, nor done after their abominations; but, as [if that were] a very little [thing], thou wast more corrupt than they in all thy ways. 48 As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters.
2 Chr 12:14 : 14 And he did that which was evil, because he set not his heart to seek Jehovah.
Deut 4:24 : 24 For Jehovah thy God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.
Deut 29:28 : 28 and Jehovah rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as at this day.
Deut 32:16-21 : 16 They moved him to jealousy with strange [gods]; With abominations provoked they him to anger. 17 They sacrificed unto demons, [which were] no God, To gods that they knew not, To new [gods] that came up of late, Which your fathers dreaded not. 18 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, And hast forgotten God that gave thee birth. 19 And Jehovah saw [it], and abhorred [them], Because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters. 20 And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: For they are a very perverse generation, Children in whom is no faithfulness. 21 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; They have provoked me to anger with their vanities: And I will move them to jealousy with those that are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
Judg 3:7 : 7 And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and forgat Jehovah their God, and served the Baalim and the Asheroth.
Judg 3:12 : 12 And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and Jehovah strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah.
Judg 4:1 : 1 And the sons of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, when Ehud was dead.
1 Kgs 14:9 : 9 but hast done evil above all that were before thee, and hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:
1 Kgs 16:30 : 30 And Ahab the son of Omri did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah above all that were before him.
2 Kgs 17:19 : 19 Also Judah kept not the commandments of Jehovah their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
2 Kgs 21:11 : 11 Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, that were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols;

Similar Verses (AI)

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1 Kgs 14:23
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23For they also built them high places, and pillars, and Asherim, on every high hill, and under every green tree;
1 Kgs 14:9
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9but hast done evil above all that were before thee, and hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:
2 Kgs 17:11-12
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11and there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the nations whom Jehovah carried away before them; and they wrought wicked things to provoke Jehovah to anger;
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2 Kgs 17:17-19
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17And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.
18Therefore Jehovah was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.
19Also Judah kept not the commandments of Jehovah their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
Jer 32:30
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30For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have done only that which was evil in my sight from their youth; for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith Jehovah.
Mal 2:11
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11Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of Jehovah which he loveth, and hath married the daughter of a foreign god.
2 Chr 28:25
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25And in every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger Jehovah, the God of his fathers.
2 Kgs 21:11
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11Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, that were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols;
2 Chr 21:11
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11Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and made the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the harlot, and led Judah astray.
Deut 32:16
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16They moved him to jealousy with strange [gods]; With abominations provoked they him to anger.
2 Chr 24:18
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18And they forsook the house of Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guiltiness.
2 Kgs 21:15
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15because they have done that which is evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day.
Jer 32:32
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32because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
2 Kgs 23:37
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37And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers had done.
2 Kgs 23:32
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32And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers had done.
1 Kgs 22:52-53
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52And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherein he made Israel to sin.
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Ps 78:58
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58For they provoked him to anger with their high places, And moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
Jer 7:30
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30For the children of Judah have done that which is evil in my sight, saith Jehovah: they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it.
2 Chr 33:9
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Jer 44:9
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11And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and served the Baalim;
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2 Chr 36:14
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Jer 16:12
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2 Kgs 24:19
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2 Chr 33:2
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2And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, after the abominations of the nations whom Jehovah cast out before the children of Israel.
1 Kgs 16:33
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2 Kgs 15:9
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9And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin.
Jer 17:1-2
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2 Kgs 17:21-22
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2 Kgs 14:24
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24And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin.
2 Kgs 21:2
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Judg 2:19
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2 Kgs 22:17
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17Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and it shall not be quenched.
2 Chr 21:13
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2 Chr 29:6
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2 Kgs 13:2
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2 Kgs 21:9
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