Jeremiah 5:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith Jehovah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּי֩ בָג֨וֹד בָּגְד֜וּ בִּ֗י בֵּ֧ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וּבֵ֥ית יְהוּדָ֖ה נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

For bāgôd they bāgədû against me, house of Yiśrā'ēl and house of Yəhûdâ, nə'um-YHWH.

Grammar Details

*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*bāgôd*: infinitive absolute - acting treacherously
*bāgədû*: perfect, 3rd plural - they acted treacherously
*bî*: preposition + 1st singular suffix - against me
*bêt*: noun, masculine singular construct - house of
*Yiśrā'ēl*: proper noun - Israel
*wə*: conjunction - and
*Yəhûdâ*: proper noun - Judah
*nə'um*: construct noun - declaration/utterance of
*YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh

Word Meanings

*bāgôd bāgədû*: they have utterly betrayed/thoroughly dealt treacherously
*nə'um*: declaration/utterance/oracle

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Jer 3:20 : 20 Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah.
Hos 5:7 : 7 They have dealt treacherously against Jehovah; for they have borne strange children: now shall the new moon devour them with their fields.
Hos 6:7 : 7 But they like Adam have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
Isa 48:8 : 8 Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from of old thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou didst deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
Jer 3:6-9 : 6 Moreover Jehovah said unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot. 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.

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Jer 3:20
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20Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah.
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10And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith Jehovah.
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9Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
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