Focused Passage

Jeremiah 44:7-10

Judah in Egypt: Stubborn Idolatry and the Last Warning

The chapter moves from the LORD's historical indictment of Judah's idolatry, to warning against repeating that rebellion in Egypt, to the people's open vow to continue worshiping the Queen of Heaven, to Jeremiah's correction of their false history, and finally to the LORD's sworn judgment and confirming sign against Pharaoh Hophra.

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7So now, this is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Why are you doing such great harm to yourselves by cutting off from Judah man and woman, child and infant, leaving yourselves without a remnant?

8Why are you provoking Me to anger by the work of your hands by burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, where you have gone to reside? As a result, you will be cut off and will become an object of cursing and reproach among all the nations of the earth.

9Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers and of the kings of Judah and their wives, as well as the wickedness that you and your wives committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

10To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed My instruction or the statutes that I set before you and your fathers.

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Verse 7

Original words

So nowוְעַתָּ֡הH6258Conjunctive waw | Adverbthis is whatכֹּֽה־H3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָה֩H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularGodאֱלֹהֵ֨יH430Noun - masculine plural constructof Hostsצְבָא֜וֹתH6635Noun - common pluralthe Godאֱלֹהֵ֣יH430Noun - masculine plural constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularWhyלָמָה֩H4100Interrogativeare youאַתֶּ֨םH859Pronoun - second person masculine pluraldoingעֹשִׂ֜יםH6213Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralsuch greatגְדוֹלָה֙H1419Adjective - feminine singularharmרָעָ֤הH7451Adjective - feminine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionyourselvesנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵכֶ֔םH5315Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine pluralby cutting offלְהַכְרִ֨יתH3772Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructfromמִתּ֣וֹךְH8432Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructJudahיְהוּדָ֑הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularmanאִישׁ־H376Noun - masculine singularand womanוְאִשָּׁ֛הH802Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularchildעוֹלֵ֥לH5768Noun - masculine singularand infantוְיוֹנֵ֖קH3243Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularleavingהוֹתִ֥ירH3498Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructyourselvesלָכֶ֖םPreposition | second person masculine pluralwithoutלְבִלְתִּ֛יH1115Preposition-la remnantשְׁאֵרִֽית׃H7611Noun - feminine singular
Verse 8

Original words

[Why are you] provoking Me to angerלְהַכְעִסֵ֙נִי֙H3707Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singularby the workבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣יH4639Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructof your handsיְדֵיכֶ֔םH3027Noun - feminine dual construct | second person masculine pluralby burning incenseלְקַטֵּ֞רH6999Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructto otherאֲחֵרִים֙H312Adjective - masculine pluralgodsלֵאלֹהִ֤יםH430Preposition-l | Noun - masculine pluralin the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singularwhereאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeyouאַתֶּ֥םH859Pronoun - second person masculine pluralhave goneבָּאִ֖יםH935Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralto resideלָג֣וּרH1481Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct. . .שָׁ֑םH8033AdverbAs a resultלְמַ֙עַן֙H4616Conjunctionyou will be cut offהַכְרִ֣יתH3772Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructandוּלְמַ֤עַןH4616Conjunctionwill becomeהֱיֽוֹתְכֶם֙H1961Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine pluralan object of cursingלִקְלָלָ֣הH7045Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularand reproachוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הH2781Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularamong allבְּכֹ֖לH3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe nationsגּוֹיֵ֥יH1471Noun - masculine plural constructof the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃H776Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 9

Original words

Have you forgottenהַֽשְׁכַחְתֶּם֩H7911Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe wickednessרָע֨וֹתH7451Noun - feminine plural constructof your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֜םH1Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-רָע֣וֹת׀H7451Noun - feminine plural constructof the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יH4428Noun - masculine plural constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֗הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularandוְאֵת֙H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-רָע֣וֹתH7451Noun - feminine plural constructtheir wivesנָשָׁ֔יוH802Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularas well asוְאֵת֙H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe wickedness thatרָעֹ֣תֵכֶ֔םH7451Adjective - feminine plural construct | second person masculine pluralyouוְאֵ֖תH853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerandרָעֹ֣תH7451Noun - feminine plural constructyour wivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֑םH802Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural-אֲשֶׁ֤רH834Pronoun - relativecommittedעָשׂוּ֙H6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralin the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֔הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularand in the streetsוּבְחֻצ֖וֹתH2351Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃H3389Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 10

Original words

Toעַ֖דH5704Prepositionthisהַזֶּ֑הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singulardayהַיּ֣וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singularthey have notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particlehumbled themselvesדֻכְּא֔וּH1792Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural[or]וְלֹ֣אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleshown reverenceיָרְא֗וּH3372Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralnorוְלֹֽא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlehave they followedהָלְכ֤וּH1980Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralMy instructionבְתֽוֹרָתִי֙H8451Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularor the statutesוּבְחֻקֹּתַ֔יH2708Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singularthatאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativeI setנָתַ֥תִּיH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularbefore youלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םH6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralandוְלִפְנֵ֥יH6440Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructyour fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃סH1Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural

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