Jer 2:17-37 : 17 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.17",
"source": "הֲלוֹא־זֹ֖את תַּעֲשֶׂה־לָּ֑ךְ עָזְבֵךְ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהַ֔יִךְ בְּעֵ֖ת מוֹלִיכֵ֥ךְ בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃",
"text": "*Hălôʾ*-*zōʾt* *taʿăśeh*-*lāk* *ʿāzəbēk* *ʾet*-*YHWH* *ʾĕlōhayik* *bə-ʿēt* *môlîkēk* *ba-dārek*",
"grammar": {
"*Hălôʾ*-*zōʾt*": "interrogative particle + negative particle + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - is not this",
"*taʿăśeh*-*lāk*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + preposition + 2nd feminine singular suffix - it does to you",
"*ʿāzəbēk*": "qal infinitive construct + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your forsaking",
"*ʾet*-*YHWH*": "direct object marker + divine name - YHWH",
"*ʾĕlōhayik*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your God",
"*bə-ʿēt*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - in time of",
"*môlîkēk*": "hiphil infinitive construct + 2nd feminine singular suffix - his leading you",
"*ba-dārek*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the way"
},
"variants": {
"*taʿăśeh*": "it does/it brings/it causes",
"*ʿāzəbēk*": "your forsaking/your abandoning/your leaving",
"*ʾĕlōhayik*": "your God",
"*ʿēt*": "time/period/season",
"*môlîkēk*": "his leading you/his guiding you/his bringing you",
"*dārek*": "way/path/road/journey"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.18",
"source": "וְעַתָּ֗ה מַה־לָּךְ֙ לְדֶ֣רֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם לִשְׁתּ֖וֹת מֵ֣י שִׁח֑וֹר וּמַה־לָּךְ֙ לְדֶ֣רֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר לִשְׁתּ֖וֹת מֵ֥י נָהָֽר׃",
"text": "*Wə-ʿattāh* *mah*-*lāk* *lə-derek* *Miṣrayim* *lištôt* *mê* *šiḥôr* *û-mah*-*lāk* *lə-derek* *ʾAššûr* *lištôt* *mê* *nāhār*",
"grammar": {
"*Wə-ʿattāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and now",
"*mah*-*lāk*": "interrogative pronoun + preposition + 2nd feminine singular suffix - what to you",
"*lə-derek*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - to way of",
"*Miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt",
"*lištôt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to drink",
"*mê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - waters of",
"*šiḥôr*": "proper noun - Shihor/Nile",
"*û-mah*-*lāk*": "conjunction + interrogative pronoun + preposition + 2nd feminine singular suffix - and what to you",
"*lə-derek*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - to way of",
"*ʾAššûr*": "proper noun - Assyria",
"*lištôt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to drink",
"*mê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - waters of",
"*nāhār*": "noun, masculine singular - river"
},
"variants": {
"*mah*-*lāk*": "what is it to you/what business have you/what profit for you",
"*derek*": "way/road/path/journey",
"*lištôt*": "to drink/for drinking",
"*mê*": "waters of/water from",
"*šiḥôr*": "Shihor/Nile/Black River",
"*nāhār*": "river/Euphrates"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.19",
"source": "תְּיַסְּרֵ֣ךְ רָעָתֵ֗ךְ וּמְשֻֽׁבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ תּוֹכִחֻ֔ךְ וּדְעִ֤י וּרְאִי֙ כִּי־רַ֣ע וָמָ֔ר עָזְבֵ֖ךְ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ וְלֹ֤א פַחְדָּתִי֙ אֵלַ֔יִךְ נְאֻם־אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃",
"text": "*təyassərēk* *rāʿātēk* *ūməšubôtayik* *tôkiḥuk* *ūdəʿî* *ūrəʾî* *kî*-*raʿ* *wāmār* *ʿāzəbēk* *ʾet*-*YHWH* *ʾĕlōhāyik* *wəlōʾ* *paḥdātî* *ʾēlayik* *nəʾum*-*ʾădōnāy* *YHWH* *ṣəbāʾôt*",
"grammar": {
"*təyassərēk*": "imperfect Piel, 3rd feminine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - will discipline/chastise you",
"*rāʿātēk*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your evil/wickedness",
"*ūməšubôtayik*": "conjunction + feminine plural noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - and your backslidings/apostasies",
"*tôkiḥuk*": "imperfect Hiphil, 3rd feminine plural with 2nd feminine singular suffix - they will rebuke/reprove you",
"*ūdəʿî*": "conjunction + imperative Qal, 2nd feminine singular - and know!",
"*ūrəʾî*": "conjunction + imperative Qal, 2nd feminine singular - and see!",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that/because/for",
"*raʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil/bad",
"*wāmār*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - and bitter",
"*ʿāzəbēk*": "infinitive construct Qal with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your forsaking",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*ʾĕlōhāyik*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your God",
"*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*paḥdātî*": "perfect Qal, 3rd feminine singular - my fear/dread",
"*ʾēlayik*": "preposition with 2nd feminine singular suffix - to/toward you",
"*nəʾum*": "construct noun - declaration/oracle of",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "divine title - Lord/Master",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*ṣəbāʾôt*": "feminine plural noun - hosts/armies"
},
"variants": {
"*təyassərēk*": "will discipline/chastise/correct/punish you",
"*rāʿātēk*": "your evil/wickedness/calamity",
"*məšubôtayik*": "your backslidings/apostasies/rebellions",
"*tôkiḥuk*": "will rebuke/reprove/correct/convict you",
"*raʿ*": "evil/bad/wicked/harmful",
"*mār*": "bitter/painful/grievous",
"*ʿāzəbēk*": "your forsaking/abandoning/leaving",
"*paḥdātî*": "my fear/dread/terror",
"*ṣəbāʾôt*": "hosts/armies/multitudes"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.20",
"source": "כִּ֣י מֵעוֹלָ֞ם שָׁבַ֣רְתִּי עֻלֵּ֗ךְ נִתַּ֙קְתִּי֙ מוֹסְרֹתַ֔יִךְ וַתֹּאמְרִ֖י לֹ֣א אעבד אֶעֱב֑וֹר כִּ֣י עַֽל־כָּל־גִּבְעָ֞ה גְּבֹהָ֗ה וְתַ֙חַת֙ כָּל־עֵ֣ץ רַעֲנָ֔ן אַ֖תְּ צֹעָ֥ה זֹנָֽה׃",
"text": "*kî* *mēʿôlām* *šābartî* *ʿullēk* *nittaqtî* *môsərôtayik* *wattōʾmərî* *lōʾ* *ʾeʿĕbôr* *kî* *ʿal*-*kol*-*gibʿāh* *gəbōhāh* *wətaḥat* *kol*-*ʿēṣ* *raʿănān* *ʾatt* *ṣōʿāh* *zōnāh*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*mēʿôlām*": "preposition + noun - from of old/long ago",
"*šābartî*": "perfect Qal, 1st singular - I broke",
"*ʿullēk*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your yoke",
"*nittaqtî*": "perfect Piel, 1st singular - I tore off/broke",
"*môsərôtayik*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your bonds/fetters",
"*wattōʾmərî*": "consecutive imperfect Qal, 2nd feminine singular - and you said",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*ʾeʿĕbôr*": "imperfect Qal, 1st singular - I will serve/transgress (textual variant between *ʾeʿĕbōd* [serve] and *ʾeʿĕbôr* [transgress/cross over])",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - on/upon",
"*kol*": "construct noun - every/all of",
"*gibʿāh*": "feminine singular noun - hill",
"*gəbōhāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - high",
"*wətaḥat*": "conjunction + preposition - and under",
"*kol*": "construct noun - every/all of",
"*ʿēṣ*": "masculine singular noun - tree",
"*raʿănān*": "adjective, masculine singular - luxuriant/green/leafy",
"*ʾatt*": "2nd feminine singular pronoun - you",
"*ṣōʿāh*": "participle Qal, feminine singular - bowing down/reclining",
"*zōnāh*": "participle Qal, feminine singular - prostituting/playing harlot"
},
"variants": {
"*mēʿôlām*": "from of old/long ago/ancient times",
"*šābartî*": "I broke/shattered/smashed",
"*ʿullēk*": "your yoke/burden",
"*nittaqtî*": "I tore off/broke/burst",
"*môsərôtayik*": "your bonds/fetters/chains",
"*ʾeʿĕbôr*": "I will serve (Qere: *ʾeʿĕbōd*) / I will transgress (Ketiv: *ʾeʿĕbôr*)",
"*gibʿāh*": "hill/height",
"*raʿănān*": "luxuriant/green/leafy/flourishing",
"*ṣōʿāh*": "bowing down/reclining/lying down",
"*zōnāh*": "prostituting/playing harlot/being unfaithful"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.21",
"source": "וְאָֽנֹכִי֙ נְטַעְתִּ֣יךְ שֹׂרֵ֔ק כֻּלֹּ֖ה זֶ֣רַע אֱמֶ֑ת וְאֵיךְ֙ נֶהְפַּ֣כְתְּ לִ֔י סוּרֵ֖י הַגֶּ֥פֶן נָכְרִיָּֽה׃",
"text": "*wəʾānōkî* *nəṭaʿtîk* *śōrēq* *kullōh* *zeraʿ* *ʾĕmet* *wəʾêk* *nehpakt* *lî* *sûrê* *haggefen* *nokrîyāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wəʾānōkî*": "conjunction + 1st singular pronoun - and I",
"*nəṭaʿtîk*": "perfect Qal, 1st singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - I planted you",
"*śōrēq*": "masculine singular noun - choice vine/choice species",
"*kullōh*": "masculine singular adjective with 3rd masculine singular suffix - all of it",
"*zeraʿ*": "masculine singular construct noun - seed of",
"*ʾĕmet*": "feminine singular noun - truth/faithfulness",
"*wəʾêk*": "conjunction + interrogative - and how",
"*nehpakt*": "perfect Niphal, 2nd feminine singular - you have turned/changed",
"*lî*": "preposition with 1st singular suffix - to me",
"*sûrê*": "plural construct participle Qal - degenerate shoots of",
"*haggefen*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the vine",
"*nokrîyāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - foreign/strange"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾānōkî*": "I (emphatic)",
"*nəṭaʿtîk*": "I planted/established you",
"*śōrēq*": "choice vine/choice variety/noble vine",
"*zeraʿ*": "seed/offspring/posterity",
"*ʾĕmet*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability",
"*nehpakt*": "you have turned/changed/been transformed",
"*sûrê*": "degenerate shoots/degenerate branches/wild offshoots",
"*nokrîyāh*": "foreign/strange/alien"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.22",
"source": "כִּ֤י אִם־תְּכַבְּסִי֙ בַּנֶּ֔תֶר וְתַרְבִּי־לָ֖ךְ בֹּרִ֑ית נִכְתָּ֤ם עֲוֺנֵךְ֙ לְפָנַ֔י נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃",
"text": "*kî* *ʾim*-*təkabbəsî* *banneter* *wətarbî*-*lāk* *bōrît* *niktām* *ʿăwōnēk* *ləfānay* *nəʾum* *ʾădōnāy* *YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/though",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*təkabbəsî*": "imperfect Piel, 2nd feminine singular - you wash",
"*banneter*": "preposition + definite article + masculine noun - with the lye/natron",
"*wətarbî*": "conjunction + imperfect Hiphil, 2nd feminine singular - and you increase/multiply",
"*lāk*": "preposition with 2nd feminine singular suffix - for yourself",
"*bōrît*": "feminine singular noun - soap/alkali",
"*niktām*": "perfect Niphal, 3rd masculine singular - is stained/marked",
"*ʿăwōnēk*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your iniquity",
"*ləfānay*": "preposition + plural noun with 1st singular suffix - before me",
"*nəʾum*": "construct noun - declaration/oracle of",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "divine title - Lord/Master",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD"
},
"variants": {
"*kî*": "for/because/though/even if",
"*təkabbəsî*": "you wash/cleanse/launder",
"*neter*": "lye/natron/mineral alkali",
"*tarbî*": "you increase/multiply/use abundantly",
"*bōrît*": "soap/alkali/cleansing agent",
"*niktām*": "is stained/marked/ingrained",
"*ʿăwōnēk*": "your iniquity/guilt/sin",
"*ləfānay*": "before me/in my sight/in my presence"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.23",
"source": "אֵ֣יךְ תֹּאמְרִ֞י לֹ֣א נִטְמֵ֗אתִי אַחֲרֵ֤י הַבְּעָלִים֙ לֹ֣א הָלַ֔כְתִּי רְאִ֤י דַרְכֵּךְ֙ בַּגַּ֔יְא דְּעִ֖י מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֑ית בִּכְרָ֥ה קַלָּ֖ה מְשָׂרֶ֥כֶת דְּרָכֶֽיהָ׃",
"text": "*ʾêk* *tōʾmərî* *lōʾ* *niṭmēʾtî* *ʾaḥărê* *habbəʿālîm* *lōʾ* *hālaktî* *rəʾî* *darkēk* *baggayʾ* *dəʿî* *meh* *ʿāśît* *bikrāh* *qallāh* *məśāreket* *dərākêhā*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾêk*": "interrogative - how",
"*tōʾmərî*": "imperfect Qal, 2nd feminine singular - you say",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*niṭmēʾtî*": "perfect Niphal, 1st singular - I am defiled",
"*ʾaḥărê*": "preposition - after",
"*habbəʿālîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the Baals",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*hālaktî*": "perfect Qal, 1st singular - I have gone/walked",
"*rəʾî*": "imperative Qal, feminine singular - see",
"*darkēk*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your way",
"*baggayʾ*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the valley",
"*dəʿî*": "imperative Qal, feminine singular - know",
"*meh*": "interrogative - what",
"*ʿāśît*": "perfect Qal, 2nd feminine singular - you have done",
"*bikrāh*": "feminine singular noun - young female camel",
"*qallāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - swift/light",
"*məśāreket*": "participle Piel, feminine singular - entangling/interlacing",
"*dərākêhā*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her ways"
},
"variants": {
"*tōʾmərî*": "you say/claim/assert",
"*niṭmēʾtî*": "I am defiled/polluted/unclean",
"*bəʿālîm*": "Baals/lords/masters (pagan deities)",
"*hālaktî*": "I have gone/walked/followed",
"*darkēk*": "your way/path/conduct",
"*gayʾ*": "valley/ravine (possibly referring to valley of Hinnom where child sacrifices occurred)",
"*ʿāśît*": "you have done/made/committed",
"*bikrāh*": "young female camel/young dromedary",
"*qallāh*": "swift/light/nimble",
"*məśāreket*": "entangling/interlacing/crisscrossing/traversing rapidly"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.24",
"source": "פֶּ֣רֶה ׀ לִמֻּ֣ד מִדְבָּ֗ר בְּאַוַּ֤ת נפשו נַפְשָׁהּ֙ שָׁאֲפָ֣ה ר֔וּחַ תַּאֲנָתָ֖הּ מִ֣י יְשִׁיבֶ֑נָּה כָּל־מְבַקְשֶׁ֙יהָ֙ לֹ֣א יִיעָ֔פוּ בְּחָדְשָׁ֖הּ יִמְצָאֽוּנְהָ׃",
"text": "*pereʾ* *limmud* *midbār* *bəʾawwat* *nafšāh* *šāʾăfāh* *rûaḥ* *taʾănātāh* *mî* *yəšîbennāh* *kol*-*məbaqšêhā* *lōʾ* *yîʿāfû* *bəḥodšāh* *yimṣāʾûnhā*",
"grammar": {
"*pereʾ*": "masculine singular noun - wild donkey",
"*limmud*": "passive participle Pual, masculine singular - accustomed to/taught",
"*midbār*": "masculine singular noun - wilderness/desert",
"*bəʾawwat*": "preposition + construct feminine singular noun - in the desire of",
"*nafšāh*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her soul/appetite (Qere, corrected reading)",
"*šāʾăfāh*": "perfect Qal, 3rd feminine singular - she snuffs up/pants after",
"*rûaḥ*": "feminine singular noun - wind/breath",
"*taʾănātāh*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her desire/craving",
"*mî*": "interrogative - who",
"*yəšîbennāh*": "imperfect Hiphil, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - can turn her back",
"*kol*": "construct noun - all of",
"*məbaqšêhā*": "masculine plural participle Piel with 3rd feminine singular suffix - those seeking her",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yîʿāfû*": "imperfect Qal, 3rd masculine plural - they will weary/tire",
"*bəḥodšāh*": "preposition + masculine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - in her month",
"*yimṣāʾûnhā*": "imperfect Qal, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - they will find her"
},
"variants": {
"*pereʾ*": "wild donkey/wild ass",
"*limmud*": "accustomed to/taught/trained",
"*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/wasteland",
"*ʾawwat*": "desire/lust/craving",
"*nafšāh*": "her soul/appetite/desire (textual variant: *nafšô* = his soul or *nafšāh* = her soul)",
"*šāʾăfāh*": "she snuffs up/pants after/eagerly inhales",
"*rûaḥ*": "wind/breath/air",
"*taʾănātāh*": "her desire/craving/lust",
"*yəšîbennāh*": "can turn her back/restrain her/hold her back",
"*məbaqšêhā*": "those seeking her/pursuing her/searching for her",
"*yîʿāfû*": "they will weary/tire/exhaust themselves",
"*ḥodšāh*": "her month/her time of heat/her mating season",
"*yimṣāʾûnhā*": "they will find her/encounter her"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.25",
"source": "מִנְעִ֤י רַגְלֵךְ֙ מִיָּחֵ֔ף וגורנך וּגְרוֹנֵ֖ךְ מִצִּמְאָ֑ה וַתֹּאמְרִ֣י נוֹאָ֔שׁ ל֕וֹא כִּֽי־אָהַ֥בְתִּי זָרִ֖ים וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֥ם אֵלֵֽךְ׃",
"text": "*minʿî* *raglēk* *miyyāḥēf* *ūgərônēk* *miṣṣimʾāh* *wattōʾmərî* *nôʾāš* *lôʾ* *kî*-*ʾāhabtî* *zārîm* *wəʾaḥărêhem* *ʾēlēk*",
"grammar": {
"*minʿî*": "imperative Qal, 2nd feminine singular - withhold/keep back",
"*raglēk*": "feminine dual noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your feet",
"*miyyāḥēf*": "preposition + infinitive Qal - from being unshod/barefoot",
"*ūgərônēk*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - and your throat (Qere, corrected reading)",
"*miṣṣimʾāh*": "preposition + feminine singular noun - from thirst",
"*wattōʾmərî*": "consecutive imperfect Qal, 2nd feminine singular - but you said",
"*nôʾāš*": "passive participle Niphal, masculine singular - it is hopeless/desperate",
"*lôʾ*": "negative particle - no",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ʾāhabtî*": "perfect Qal, 1st singular - I have loved",
"*zārîm*": "masculine plural adjective - strangers/foreigners",
"*wəʾaḥărêhem*": "conjunction + preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and after them",
"*ʾēlēk*": "imperfect Qal, 1st singular - I will go"
},
"variants": {
"*minʿî*": "withhold/keep back/restrain",
"*raglēk*": "your feet/your foot (dual form)",
"*yāḥēf*": "being unshod/barefoot/bare",
"*gərônēk*": "your throat/neck (textual variant: *gərônēk* [Qere] vs. *gôrnēk* [Ketiv])",
"*ṣimʾāh*": "thirst/dryness",
"*nôʾāš*": "it is hopeless/desperate/in vain",
"*ʾāhabtî*": "I have loved/desired/preferred",
"*zārîm*": "strangers/foreigners/aliens",
"*ʾēlēk*": "I will go/follow/pursue"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.26",
"source": "כְּבֹ֤שֶׁת גַּנָּב֙ כִּ֣י יִמָּצֵ֔א כֵּ֥ן הֹבִ֖ישׁוּ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הֵ֤מָּה מַלְכֵיהֶם֙ שָֽׂרֵיהֶ֔ם וְכֹהֲנֵיהֶ֖ם וּנְבִיאֵיהֶֽם׃",
"text": "*kəbōšet* *gannāb* *kî* *yimmāṣēʾ* *kēn* *hōbîšû* *bêt* *yiśrāʾēl* *hēmmāh* *malkêhem* *śārêhem* *wəkōhănêhem* *ūnəbîʾêhem*",
"grammar": {
"*kəbōšet*": "preposition + feminine singular construct noun - like the shame of",
"*gannāb*": "masculine singular noun - thief",
"*kî*": "conjunction - when",
"*yimmāṣēʾ*": "imperfect Niphal, 3rd masculine singular - he is found/caught",
"*kēn*": "adverb - so/thus",
"*hōbîšû*": "perfect Hiphil, 3rd common plural - they are put to shame",
"*bêt*": "masculine singular construct noun - house of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*hēmmāh*": "3rd masculine plural pronoun - they",
"*malkêhem*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their kings",
"*śārêhem*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their princes/officials",
"*wəkōhănêhem*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their priests",
"*ūnəbîʾêhem*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their prophets"
},
"variants": {
"*bōšet*": "shame/disgrace/humiliation",
"*gannāb*": "thief/robber",
"*yimmāṣēʾ*": "he is found/caught/discovered",
"*hōbîšû*": "they are put to shame/disgraced/humiliated",
"*bêt*": "house/household/family/dynasty of",
"*śārêhem*": "their princes/officials/leaders",
"*kōhănêhem*": "their priests/religious leaders",
"*nəbîʾêhem*": "their prophets/seers"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.27",
"source": "אֹמְרִ֨ים לָעֵ֜ץ אָ֣בִי אַ֗תָּה וְלָאֶ֙בֶן֙ אַ֣תְּ ילדתני יְלִדְתָּ֔נוּ כִּֽי־פָנ֥וּ אֵלַ֛י עֹ֖רֶף וְלֹ֣א פָנִ֑ים וּבְעֵ֤ת רָֽעָתָם֙ יֹֽאמְר֔וּ ק֖וּמָה וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ׃",
"text": "*ʾōmərîm* *lāʿēṣ* *ʾābî* *ʾattāh* *wəlāʾeben* *ʾatt* *yəlidtānû* *kî*-*fānû* *ʾēlay* *ʿōref* *wəlōʾ* *fānîm* *ūbəʿēt* *rāʿātām* *yōʾmərû* *qûmāh* *wəhôšîʿēnû*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾōmərîm*": "participle Qal, masculine plural - saying",
"*lāʿēṣ*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - to the wood/tree",
"*ʾābî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my father",
"*ʾattāh*": "2nd masculine singular pronoun - you",
"*wəlāʾeben*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - and to the stone",
"*ʾatt*": "2nd feminine singular pronoun - you",
"*yəlidtānû*": "perfect Qal, 2nd masculine singular with 1st plural suffix - you gave birth to us (Qere, corrected reading)",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*fānû*": "perfect Qal, 3rd common plural - they have turned",
"*ʾēlay*": "preposition with 1st singular suffix - to me",
"*ʿōref*": "masculine singular noun - back/neck",
"*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*fānîm*": "masculine plural noun - face",
"*ūbəʿēt*": "conjunction + preposition + construct feminine singular noun - but in the time of",
"*rāʿātām*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their calamity/trouble",
"*yōʾmərû*": "imperfect Qal, 3rd masculine plural - they will say",
"*qûmāh*": "imperative Qal, masculine singular - arise",
"*wəhôšîʿēnû*": "conjunction + imperative Hiphil, masculine singular with 1st plural suffix - and save us"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾōmərîm*": "saying/declaring/speaking",
"*ʿēṣ*": "wood/tree/timber (wooden idol)",
"*ʾeben*": "stone/rock (stone idol)",
"*yəlidtānû*": "you gave birth to us/you bore us/you brought us forth (textual variant: *yəlidtānû* [Qere] = you [masculine singular] gave birth to us vs. *yəlidtinî* [Ketiv] = you [feminine singular] gave birth to me)",
"*fānû*": "they have turned/faced/directed",
"*ʿōref*": "back/neck/shoulder (idiom for turning away)",
"*fānîm*": "face/presence/front",
"*rāʿātām*": "their calamity/trouble/distress",
"*qûmāh*": "arise/stand up/get up",
"*hôšîʿēnû*": "save us/rescue us/deliver us"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.28",
"source": "וְאַיֵּ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֣יתָ לָּ֔ךְ יָק֕וּמוּ אִם־יוֹשִׁיע֖וּךָ בְּעֵ֣ת רָעָתֶ֑ךָ כִּ֚י מִסְפַּ֣ר עָרֶ֔יךָ הָי֥וּ אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ יְהוּדָֽה׃",
"text": "*wəʾayyēh* *ʾĕlōhêkā* *ʾăšer* *ʿāśîtā* *lāk* *yāqûmû* *ʾim*-*yôšîʿûkā* *bəʿēt* *rāʿātekā* *kî* *mispar* *ʿārêkā* *hāyû* *ʾĕlōhêkā* *yəhûdāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wəʾayyēh*": "conjunction + interrogative - and where",
"*ʾĕlōhêkā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your gods",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that/whom",
"*ʿāśîtā*": "perfect Qal, 2nd masculine singular - you made",
"*lāk*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - for yourself",
"*yāqûmû*": "imperfect Qal, 3rd masculine plural - let them arise",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*yôšîʿûkā*": "imperfect Hiphil, 3rd masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - they can save you",
"*bəʿēt*": "preposition + construct feminine singular noun - in the time of",
"*rāʿātekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your calamity/trouble",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*mispar*": "masculine singular construct noun - number of",
"*ʿārêkā*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your cities",
"*hāyû*": "perfect Qal, 3rd common plural - have been",
"*ʾĕlōhêkā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your gods",
"*yəhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾayyēh*": "where/where are",
"*ʾĕlōhêkā*": "your gods/deities/idols",
"*ʿāśîtā*": "you made/created/fashioned",
"*yāqûmû*": "let them arise/stand up/rise",
"*yôšîʿûkā*": "they can save you/deliver you/rescue you",
"*rāʿātekā*": "your calamity/trouble/distress",
"*mispar*": "number/quantity/count",
"*ʿārêkā*": "your cities/towns"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.29",
"source": "לָ֥מָּה תָרִ֖יבוּ אֵלָ֑י כֻּלְּכֶ֛ם פְּשַׁעְתֶּ֥ם בִּ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "*lāmmāh* *tārîbû* *ʾēlāy* *kullkem* *pəšaʿtem* *bî* *nəʾum*-*YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*lāmmāh*": "interrogative - why",
"*tārîbû*": "imperfect Qal, 2nd masculine plural - you contend/strive",
"*ʾēlāy*": "preposition with 1st singular suffix - with me",
"*kullkem*": "masculine singular construct with 2nd masculine plural suffix - all of you",
"*pəšaʿtem*": "perfect Qal, 2nd masculine plural - you have transgressed/rebelled",
"*bî*": "preposition with 1st singular suffix - against me",
"*nəʾum*": "masculine singular construct noun - declaration/oracle of",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD"
},
"variants": {
"*lāmmāh*": "why/for what reason",
"*tārîbû*": "you contend/strive/dispute/bring charges",
"*pəšaʿtem*": "you have transgressed/rebelled/revolted",
"*nəʾum*": "declaration/oracle/utterance"
}
}
30 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.30",
"source": "לַשָּׁוְא֙ הִכֵּ֣יתִי אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶ֔ם מוּסָ֖ר לֹ֣א לָקָ֑חוּ אָכְלָ֧ה חַרְבְּכֶ֛ם נְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֖ם כְּאַרְיֵ֥ה מַשְׁחִֽית׃",
"text": "*laššāwʾ* *hikkêtî* *ʾet*-*bənêkem* *mûsār* *lōʾ* *lāqāḥû* *ʾāklāh* *ḥarbkem* *nəbîʾêkem* *kəʾaryēh* *mašḥît*",
"grammar": {
"*laššāwʾ*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in vain",
"*hikkêtî*": "perfect Hiphil, 1st singular - I have struck",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*bənêkem*": "masculine plural construct noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your children/sons",
"*mûsār*": "masculine singular noun - discipline/correction",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*lāqāḥû*": "perfect Qal, 3rd common plural - they received/accepted",
"*ʾāklāh*": "perfect Qal, 3rd feminine singular - it has devoured",
"*ḥarbkem*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your sword",
"*nəbîʾêkem*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your prophets",
"*kəʾaryēh*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - like a lion",
"*mašḥît*": "participle Hiphil, masculine singular - destroying/ravaging"
},
"variants": {
"*šāwʾ*": "in vain/for nothing/futilely",
"*hikkêtî*": "I have struck/smitten/disciplined",
"*bənêkem*": "your children/sons/offspring",
"*mûsār*": "discipline/correction/instruction",
"*lāqāḥû*": "they received/accepted/took",
"*ʾāklāh*": "it has devoured/consumed/eaten",
"*ḥereb*": "sword/weapon/violence",
"*nəbîʾêkem*": "your prophets/seers",
"*ʾaryēh*": "lion/predator",
"*mašḥît*": "destroying/ravaging/ruining"
}
}
31 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.31",
"source": "הַדּ֗וֹר אַתֶּם֙ רְא֣וּ דְבַר־יְהוָ֔ה הֲמִדְבָּ֤ר הָיִי֙תִי֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אִ֛ם אֶ֥רֶץ מַאְפֵּ֖לְיָ֑ה מַדּ֜וּעַ אָמְר֤וּ עַמִּי֙ רַ֔דְנוּ לֽוֹא־נָב֥וֹא ע֖וֹד אֵלֶֽיךָ׃",
"text": "*haddôr* *ʾattem* *rəʾû* *dəbar*-*YHWH* *hămidbār* *hāyîtî* *ləyiśrāʾēl* *ʾim* *ʾereṣ* *maʾpēlyāh* *maddûaʿ* *ʾāmrû* *ʿammî* *radnû* *lôʾ*-*nābôʾ* *ʿôd* *ʾēlêkā*",
"grammar": {
"*haddôr*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the generation",
"*ʾattem*": "2nd masculine plural pronoun - you",
"*rəʾû*": "imperative Qal, masculine plural - see/consider",
"*dəbar*": "masculine singular construct noun - word of",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*hămidbār*": "interrogative + masculine singular noun - a wilderness",
"*hāyîtî*": "perfect Qal, 1st singular - have I been",
"*ləyiśrāʾēl*": "preposition + proper noun - to Israel",
"*ʾim*": "conjunction - or",
"*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular construct noun - land of",
"*maʾpēlyāh*": "feminine singular noun - deep darkness",
"*maddûaʿ*": "interrogative - why",
"*ʾāmrû*": "perfect Qal, 3rd common plural - they say",
"*ʿammî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my people",
"*radnû*": "perfect Qal, 1st plural - we roam freely/we rule",
"*lôʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*nābôʾ*": "imperfect Qal, 1st plural - we will come",
"*ʿôd*": "adverb - again/anymore",
"*ʾēlêkā*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you"
},
"variants": {
"*dôr*": "generation/age/period",
"*rəʾû*": "see/consider/observe",
"*dəbar*": "word/speech/command",
"*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/wasteland",
"*hāyîtî*": "have I been/was I",
"*maʾpēlyāh*": "deep darkness/gloom/thick darkness",
"*maddûaʿ*": "why/for what reason",
"*radnû*": "we roam freely/we rule/we have dominion (possibly from root meaning 'to wander' or 'to rule')",
"*nābôʾ*": "we will come/return/approach"
}
}
32 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.32",
"source": "הֲתִשְׁכַּ֤ח בְּתוּלָה֙ עֶדְיָ֔הּ כַּלָּ֖ה קִשֻּׁרֶ֑יהָ וְעַמִּ֣י שְׁכֵח֔וּנִי יָמִ֖ים אֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר׃",
"text": "*hătiškaḥ* *bətûlāh* *ʿedyāh* *kallāh* *qiššurêhā* *wəʿammî* *šəkēḥûnî* *yāmîm* *ʾên* *mispār*",
"grammar": {
"*hătiškaḥ*": "interrogative + imperfect Qal, 3rd feminine singular - does she forget",
"*bətûlāh*": "feminine singular noun - virgin/maiden",
"*ʿedyāh*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her ornaments/jewelry",
"*kallāh*": "feminine singular noun - bride",
"*qiššurêhā*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her sashes/bands/attire",
"*wəʿammî*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - yet my people",
"*šəkēḥûnî*": "perfect Qal, 3rd common plural with 1st singular suffix - they have forgotten me",
"*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days",
"*ʾên*": "particle of non-existence - without",
"*mispār*": "masculine singular noun - number/count"
},
"variants": {
"*tiškaḥ*": "does she forget/does she neglect",
"*bətûlāh*": "virgin/maiden/young woman",
"*ʿedyāh*": "her ornaments/jewelry/adornments",
"*kallāh*": "bride/daughter-in-law",
"*qiššurêhā*": "her sashes/bands/ribbons/bridal attire",
"*šəkēḥûnî*": "they have forgotten me/they have neglected me",
"*ʾên mispār*": "without number/countless/innumerable"
}
}
33 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.33",
"source": "מַה־תֵּיטִ֥בִי דַרְכֵּ֖ךְ לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ אַהֲבָ֑ה לָכֵן֙ גַּ֣ם אֶת־הָרָע֔וֹת למדתי לִמַּ֖דְתְּ אֶת־דְּרָכָֽיִךְ׃",
"text": "*mah*-*têṭîbî* *darkēk* *ləbaqqēš* *ʾahăbāh* *lākēn* *gam* *ʾet*-*hārāʿôt* *limmadt* *ʾet*-*dərākāyik*",
"grammar": {
"*mah*": "interrogative - how/why",
"*têṭîbî*": "imperfect Hiphil, 2nd feminine singular - you make good/prepare",
"*darkēk*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your way",
"*ləbaqqēš*": "preposition + infinitive construct Piel - to seek",
"*ʾahăbāh*": "feminine singular noun - love",
"*lākēn*": "adverb - therefore",
"*gam*": "particle - also/even",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*hārāʿôt*": "definite article + feminine plural adjective - the evil women/evils",
"*limmadt*": "perfect Piel, 2nd feminine singular - you have taught (Qere, corrected reading)",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*dərākāyik*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your ways"
},
"variants": {
"*têṭîbî*": "you make good/prepare/improve/direct",
"*darkēk*": "your way/path/conduct",
"*baqqēš*": "to seek/search for/pursue",
"*ʾahăbāh*": "love/affection",
"*hārāʿôt*": "the evil women/the wicked ones/the evil things (feminine plural form)",
"*limmadt*": "you have taught/trained/instructed (textual variant: *limmaḏtî* [Ketiv] = I have taught vs. *limmaḏt* [Qere] = you have taught)",
"*dərākāyik*": "your ways/paths/conduct"
}
}
34 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.34",
"source": "גַּ֤ם בִּכְנָפַ֙יִךְ֙ נִמְצְא֔וּ דַּ֛ם נַפְשׁ֥וֹת אֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים נְקִיִּ֑ים לֹֽא־בַמַּחְתֶּ֥רֶת מְצָאתִ֖ים כִּ֥י עַל־כָּל־אֵֽלֶּה׃",
"text": "*Gam* in *kənāp̄ayik* *nimṣəʾû* *dam* *nap̄šôt* *ʾeḇyônîm* *nəqiyyîm* not in *maḥteret* *məṣāʾtîm* for *ʿal*-all-*ʾēlleh*.",
"grammar": {
"*Gam*": "adverb - also/even",
"*kənāp̄ayik*": "noun with preposition and 2nd person feminine singular possessive suffix - in your skirts/borders",
"*nimṣəʾû*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - were found",
"*dam*": "construct state, masculine singular - blood of",
"*nap̄šôt*": "feminine plural construct - souls/lives of",
"*ʾeḇyônîm*": "masculine plural - poor ones",
"*nəqiyyîm*": "masculine plural adjective - innocent",
"*maḥteret*": "feminine singular noun with preposition - in breaking in/house-breaking",
"*məṣāʾtîm*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I found them",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - on/upon/concerning",
"*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative plural - these"
},
"variants": {
"*kənāp̄ayik*": "your skirts/borders/wings/edges of garments",
"*dam*": "blood/bloodguilt",
"*nap̄šôt*": "souls/lives/persons",
"*ʾeḇyônîm*": "poor/needy/destitute ones",
"*nəqiyyîm*": "innocent/clean/free from guilt",
"*maḥteret*": "breaking in/house-breaking/place of forced entry",
"*ʿal*": "on/upon/concerning/because of"
}
}
35 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.35",
"source": "וַתֹּֽאמְרִי֙ כִּ֣י נִקֵּ֔יתִי אַ֛ךְ שָׁ֥ב אַפּ֖וֹ מִמֶּ֑נִּי הִנְנִי֙ נִשְׁפָּ֣ט אוֹתָ֔ךְ עַל־אָמְרֵ֖ךְ לֹ֥א חָטָֽאתִי׃",
"text": "*Wattōʾmərî* that *niqqêtî* *ʾak* *šāḇ* *ʾappô* from me *hinnənî* *nišpāṭ* *ʾôtāk* *ʿal*-*ʾāmrēk* not *ḥāṭāʾtî*.",
"grammar": {
"*Wattōʾmərî*": "qal imperfect consecutive, 2nd person feminine singular - and you said",
"*niqqêtî*": "piel perfect, 1st person singular - I am innocent/I am cleansed",
"*ʾak*": "adverb - surely/only/indeed",
"*šāḇ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - turned away/turned back",
"*ʾappô*": "noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his anger/nostril",
"*hinnənî*": "interjection with 1st person singular suffix - behold me/here I am",
"*nišpāṭ*": "niphal participle, masculine singular - entering into judgment/contending",
"*ʾôtāk*": "direct object marker with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - with you",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - concerning/because of",
"*ʾāmrēk*": "qal infinitive construct with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your saying",
"*ḥāṭāʾtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have sinned"
},
"variants": {
"*niqqêtî*": "I am innocent/I am cleansed/I am acquitted",
"*ʾak*": "surely/only/indeed/nevertheless",
"*šāḇ*": "turned away/turned back/has subsided",
"*ʾappô*": "his anger/his nostril/his wrath",
"*nišpāṭ*": "entering into judgment/contending/bringing to trial",
"*ʿal*": "concerning/because of/on account of"
}
}
36 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.36",
"source": "מַה־תֵּזְלִ֥י מְאֹ֖ד לְשַׁנּ֣וֹת אֶת־דַּרְכֵּ֑ךְ גַּ֤ם מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ תֵּב֔וֹשִׁי כַּאֲשֶׁר־בֹּ֖שְׁתְּ מֵאַשּֽׁוּר׃",
"text": "Why *tēzəlî* *məʾōd* *ləšannôt* *ʾet*-*darkēk*? *Gam* from *miṣrayim* *tēḇôšî* when *bōšət* from *ʾaššûr*.",
"grammar": {
"*tēzəlî*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you go about/you travel",
"*məʾōd*": "adverb - very much/greatly/exceedingly",
"*ləšannôt*": "piel infinitive construct with preposition - to change",
"*darkēk*": "noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your way",
"*Gam*": "adverb - also/even",
"*miṣrayim*": "proper noun with preposition - from Egypt",
"*tēḇôšî*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you will be ashamed",
"*bōšət*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you were ashamed",
"*ʾaššûr*": "proper noun with preposition - from Assyria"
},
"variants": {
"*tēzəlî*": "you go about/you travel/you wander/you are so eager",
"*məʾōd*": "very much/greatly/exceedingly",
"*ləšannôt*": "to change/to alter/to vary",
"*darkēk*": "your way/your path/your course of life",
"*tēḇôšî*": "you will be ashamed/you will be disappointed/you will be confounded",
"*bōšət*": "you were ashamed/you were disappointed/you were confounded"
}
}
37 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.37",
"source": "גַּ֣ם מֵאֵ֥ת זֶה֙ תֵּֽצְאִ֔י וְיָדַ֖יִךְ עַל־רֹאשֵׁ֑ךְ כִּֽי־מָאַ֤ס יְהֹוָה֙ בְּמִבְטַחַ֔יִךְ וְלֹ֥א תַצְלִ֖יחִי לָהֶֽם׃",
"text": "*Gam* from *zeh* *tēṣəʾî* *wəyādayik* *ʿal*-*rōʾšēk* because *māʾas* *YHWH* in *miḇṭaḥayik* and not *taṣlîḥî* to them.",
"grammar": {
"*Gam*": "adverb - also/even",
"*zeh*": "demonstrative, masculine singular - this",
"*tēṣəʾî*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you will go out",
"*wəyādayik*": "conjunction with noun and 2nd person feminine singular suffix - and your hands",
"*rōʾšēk*": "noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your head",
"*māʾas*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has rejected/despised",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*miḇṭaḥayik*": "noun plural with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your objects of trust",
"*taṣlîḥî*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you will succeed/prosper"
},
"variants": {
"*tēṣəʾî*": "you will go out/you will depart/you will leave",
"*māʾas*": "has rejected/has despised/has refused",
"*miḇṭaḥayik*": "your objects of trust/your confidences/those in whom you trust",
"*taṣlîḥî*": "you will succeed/you will prosper/you will have success"
}
}