Jeremiah 50:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

All that found them have devoured them; and their adversaries said, We are not guilty, because they have sinned against Jehovah, the habitation of righteousness, even Jehovah, the hope of their fathers.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כָּל־מוֹצְאֵיהֶ֣ם אֲכָל֔וּם וְצָרֵיהֶ֥ם אָמְר֖וּ לֹ֣א נֶאְשָׁ֑ם תַּ֗חַת אֲשֶׁ֨ר חָטְא֤וּ לַֽיהוָה֙ נְוֵה־צֶ֔דֶק וּמִקְוֵ֥ה אֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

All-môṣĕʾêhem ʾăkālûm and-ṣārêhem ʾāmĕrû not neʾšām taḥat which ḥāṭĕʾû to-YHWH nĕwê-ṣedeq and-miqwê ʾăbôtêhem YHWH.

Grammar Details

*môṣĕʾêhem*: qal participle, masculine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - those finding them
*ʾăkālûm*: qal perfect, 3rd common plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - devoured them
*ṣārêhem*: qal participle, masculine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their adversaries
*ʾāmĕrû*: qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they said
*neʾšām*: qal imperfect, 1st common plural - we are guilty
*taḥat*: preposition - because/in place of
*ḥāṭĕʾû*: qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they sinned
*nĕwê*: noun, masculine singular construct - dwelling of/pasture of
*ṣedeq*: noun, masculine singular - righteousness
*miqwê*: noun, masculine singular construct - hope of
*ʾăbôtêhem*: noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their fathers

Word Meanings

*ʾăkālûm*: devoured/consumed them
*neʾšām*: we are guilty/we have no guilt/we bear no blame
*nĕwê*-*ṣedeq*: dwelling of righteousness/pasture of justice
*miqwê*: hope/expectation/gathering

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Referenced Verses

Jer 14:8 : 8 O thou hope of Israel, the Saviour thereof in the time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a sojourner in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?
Jer 31:23 : 23 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Yet again shall they use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity: Jehovah bless thee, O habitation of righteousness, O mountain of holiness.
Jer 40:2-3 : 2 And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place; 3 and Jehovah hath brought it, and done according as he spake: because ye have sinned against Jehovah, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.
Jer 2:3 : 3 Israel [was] holiness unto Jehovah, the first-fruits of his increase: all that devour him shall be held guilty; evil shall come upon them, saith Jehovah.
Zech 11:5 : 5 whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say, Blessed be Jehovah, for I am rich; and their own shepherds pity them not.
1 Tim 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Saviour, and {G2962} Christ Jesus our hope;
Jer 12:7-9 : 7 I have forsaken my house, I have cast off my heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies. 8 My heritage is become unto me as a lion in the forest: she hath uttered her voice against me; therefore I have hated her. 9 Is my heritage unto me as a speckled bird of prey? are the birds of prey against her round about? go ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, bring them to devour. 10 Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. 11 They have made it a desolation; it mourneth unto me, being desolate; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart.
Ps 22:4-5 : 4 Our fathers trusted in thee: They trusted, and thou didst deliver them. 5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.
Ps 79:7 : 7 For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his habitation.
Ps 90:1 : 1 A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place In all generations.
Ps 91:1 : 1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Isa 9:12 : 12 the Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Isa 47:6 : 6 I was wroth with my people, I profaned mine inheritance, and gave them into thy hand: thou didst show them no mercy; upon the aged hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.
Isa 56:9 : 9 All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, [yea], all ye beasts in the forest.
Jer 50:17 : 17 Israel is a hunted sheep; the lions have driven him away: first, the king of Assyria devoured him; and now at last Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
Jer 50:33 : 33 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together; and all that took them captive hold them fast; they refuse to let them go.
Dan 9:6 : 6 neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, that spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.
Dan 9:16 : 16 O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, let thine anger and thy wrath, I pray thee, be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are round about us.
Zech 1:15 : 15 And I am very sore displeased with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.

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