Proverbs 2:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַ֭עֹזֶבֶת אַלּ֣וּף נְעוּרֶ֑יהָ וְאֶת־בְּרִ֖ית אֱלֹהֶ֣יהָ שָׁכֵֽחָה׃

Transliteration

the-ʿōzеḇеṯ ʾallûf nəʿûrеhā and-ʾеṯ-bərîṯ ʾĕlōhеhā šāḵēḥāh

Grammar Details

*ʿōzеḇеṯ*: verb, qal participle feminine singular - who forsakes
*ʾallûf*: noun, masculine singular construct - companion of
*nəʿûrеhā*: noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her youth
*ʾеṯ*: direct object marker
*bərîṯ*: noun, feminine singular construct - covenant of
*ʾĕlōhеhā*: noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her God
*šāḵēḥāh*: verb, qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she has forgotten

Word Meanings

*ʿōzеḇеṯ*: forsaking/abandoning/leaving
*ʾallûf*: companion/friend/husband/chief
*nəʿûrеhā*: her youth/her early life
*bərîṯ*: covenant/agreement/alliance
*šāḵēḥāh*: forgotten/ignored

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Jer 3:4 : 4 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My Father, thou art the guide of my youth?
Ezek 16:8 : 8 Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord Jehovah, and thou becamest mine.
Ezek 16:59-60 : 59 For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also deal with thee as thou hast done, who hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant. 60 Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant.
Prov 5:18 : 18 Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth.
Mal 2:14-16 : 14 Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because Jehovah hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously, though she is thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. 15 And did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? And wherefore one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. 16 For I hate putting away, saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, and him that covereth his garment with violence, saith Jehovah of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

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