Jeremiah 14:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

This is what the LORD says about this people: They love to wander; they do not restrain their feet. So the LORD does not accept them; now He will remember their guilt and punish their sins.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה לָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֗ה כֵּ֤ן אָֽהֲבוּ֙ לָנ֔וּעַ רַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֣א חָשָׂ֑כוּ וַיהוָה֙ לֹ֣א רָצָ֔ם עַתָּה֙ יִזְכֹּ֣ר עֲוֺנָ֔ם וְיִפְקֹ֖ד חַטֹּאתָֽם׃ ס

Transliteration

Thus-ʾāmar YHWH to-the-ʿām the-this thus ʾāhăḇû lānûaʿ raḡlêhem not ḥāśāḵû and-YHWH not rāṣām now yizkōr ʿăwōnām wəyip̄qōḏ ḥaṭṭōʾṯām

Grammar Details

• *ʾāmar*: qal perfect, 3rd singular masculine - he said
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *ʿām*: noun, masculine singular with preposition + definite article - to the people
• *ʾāhăḇû*: qal perfect, 3rd plural - they loved
• *lānûaʿ*: qal infinitive construct with preposition - to wander
• *raḡlêhem*: noun, feminine dual with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their feet
• *ḥāśāḵû*: qal perfect, 3rd plural with negative particle - they have not restrained
• *rāṣām*: qal perfect, 3rd singular masculine with negative particle - he has not accepted/favored them
• *yizkōr*: qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - he will remember
• *ʿăwōnām*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their iniquity
• *wəyip̄qōḏ*: qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine with conjunction - and he will visit/punish
• *ḥaṭṭōʾṯām*: noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their sins

Word Meanings

• *ʾāhăḇû*: they loved/desired/preferred
• *lānûaʿ*: to wander/to roam/to be restless
• *ḥāśāḵû*: they have not restrained/held back/spared
• *rāṣām*: accepted them/favored them/been pleased with them
• *yizkōr*: will remember/recall/bring to mind
• *wəyip̄qōḏ*: will visit/punish/attend to

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Thus says the LORD to this people, 'Thus they have loved to wander, they have not restrained their feet; therefore the LORD does not accept them; He will now remember their iniquity and punish their sins.'

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thus saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} unto this people,{H5971} Even so have they loved{H157} to wander;{H5128} they have not refrained{H2820} their feet:{H7272} therefore Jehovah{H3068} doth not accept{H7521} them; now will he remember{H2142} their iniquity,{H5771} and visit{H6485} their sins.{H2403}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} unto this people{H5971}, Thus have they loved{H157}{(H8804)} to wander{H5128}{(H8800)}, they have not refrained{H2820}{(H8804)} their feet{H7272}, therefore the LORD{H3068} doth not accept{H7521}{(H8804)} them; he will now remember{H2142}{(H8799)} their iniquity{H5771}, and visit{H6485}{(H8799)} their sins{H2403}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then spake the LORDE, concernynge this people yt haue pleasure to go so nembly wt their fete, and leaue not of, and therfore displease the LORDE: in so moch, that he will now bringe agayne to remembraunce all their my?dedes, ad punysh all their synnes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thus saith the Lord vnto this people, Thus haue they delited to wander: they haue not refrained their feete, therefore the Lorde hath no delight in them: but he will now remember their iniquitie, and visite their sinnes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thus hath the Lorde sayde vnto his people, seyng they haue had such a lust to wander abrode, and haue not refrayned their feete: therfore the Lorde hath no pleasure in them, but he wyll nowe bring againe to remembraunce all their misdeedes, and punishe all their sinnes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Thus says Yahweh to this people, Even so have they loved to wander; they have not refrained their feet: therefore Yahweh does not accept them; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Thus said Jehovah concerning this people: Well they have loved to wander, Their feet they have not restrained, And Jehovah hath not accepted them, Now doth He remember their iniquity, And inspect their sin.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thus saith Jehovah unto this people, Even so have they loved to wander; they have not refrained their feet: therefore Jehovah doth not accept them; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thus saith Jehovah unto this people, Even so have they loved to wander; they have not refrained their feet: therefore Jehovah doth not accept them; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  This is what the Lord has said about this people: Even so they have been glad to go from the right way; they have not kept their feet from wandering, so the Lord has no pleasure in them; now he will keep their wrongdoing in mind and send punishment for their sins.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Thus says Yahweh to this people, Even so have they loved to wander; they have not refrained their feet: therefore Yahweh does not accept them; now he will remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then the LORD spoke about these people.“They truly love to go astray. They cannot keep from running away from me. So I am not pleased with them. I will now call to mind the wrongs they have done and punish them for their sins.”

Referenced Verses

• Ps 119:101 : 101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way, that I may keep Your word.
• Hos 8:13 : 13 They offer sacrifices as gifts for me and eat the meat, but the LORD does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins; they will return to Egypt.
• Hos 9:9 : 9 They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity; He will punish their sins.
• Amos 5:22 : 22 Even if you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; I will not regard your fattened peace offerings.
• Jer 6:20 : 20 What use is frankincense brought from Sheba, or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, and your sacrifices do not please me.
• Jer 8:5 : 5 Why then has this people, Jerusalem, turned away in perpetual backsliding? They hold tightly to deceit; they refuse to return.
• Jer 31:34 : 34 No longer will anyone teach their neighbor or their brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity and remember their sin no more.
• Jer 44:21-23 : 21 Does the burning of incense you, your ancestors, your kings, your officials, and the people of the land did in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem not remain in the LORD's memory and come to his attention? 22 Because the LORD could no longer endure the wickedness of your actions and the detestable things you committed, your land became a ruin, a desolation, and a curse, without inhabitants, as it is today. 23 It is because you burned incense, sinned against the LORD, and did not obey the voice of the LORD or walk in his law, decrees, or testimonies, that this disaster has come upon you, as it is today.
• Jer 2:23-25 : 23 How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not followed the Baals’? Consider your path in the valley; acknowledge what you have done—like a swift young she-camel running here and there. 24 You are like a wild donkey accustomed to the wilderness, sniffing the wind in her desire. Who can restrain her in her mating season? None of those seeking her will grow weary; in her month, they will find her. 25 Keep your feet from going bare and your throat from thirst. But you said, ‘It’s hopeless! I love foreigners, and I will follow them.’
• Jer 2:36 : 36 Why do you go about changing your direction so much? You will be disappointed by Egypt as you were by Assyria.
• Jer 3:1-2 : 1 If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, should he take her back again? Wouldn't such a land become completely defiled? You have lived as a prostitute with many lovers—yet you want to return to me? declares the LORD. 2 Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Where have you not been violated? By the roads you sat waiting for lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness.
• Mal 1:8-9 : 8 When you bring blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you offer lame or sick animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you? says the LORD of Hosts. 9 Now plead with God to be gracious to us. Will he accept you? This offering came from your hands. How can he be pleased with you? says the LORD of Hosts. 10 Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors so you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you, says the LORD of Hosts, and I will not accept any offerings from your hands. 11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting, my name will be great among the nations. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be brought to my name, because my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of Hosts. 12 But you profane it by saying, 'The LORD's table is defiled, and its food is contemptible.' 13 You say, 'What a burden!' and you sniff at it with contempt, says the LORD of Hosts. When you bring stolen, lame, or sick animals and offer them as sacrifices, should I accept them from your hands? says the LORD.
• Heb 8:12 : 12 For I will be merciful toward their unrighteousness, and I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more.
• 1 Sam 15:2 : 2 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: 'I will punish Amalek for what they did to Israel, how they ambushed them on their way up from Egypt.'
• 1 Kgs 17:18 : 18 She said to Elijah, "What have I to do with you, man of God? Have you come to bring my sin to remembrance and to kill my son?"
• Ps 109:14-15 : 14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord, and may the sin of his mother not be blotted out. 15 May their sins always remain before the Lord, and may He cut off their memory from the earth.
• Hos 11:7 : 7 My people are determined to turn from Me. Even though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them together.
• Hos 11:9 : 9 I will not carry out My fierce anger; I will not destroy Ephraim again. For I am God, and not a man—the Holy One among you. I will not come in wrath.