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14) LOOKING FOR JEREMIAH


Jeremiah 2 : 22


Although

כִּ֤י (kî)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you wash

תְּכַבְּסִי֙ (tə·ḵab·bə·sî)

Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singular

Strong's 3526: To trample, to wash

with lye

בַּנֶּ֔תֶר (ban·ne·ṯer)

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 5427: Natron or carbonate of soda

and use an abundance

וְתַרְבִּי־ (wə·ṯar·bî-)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - second person feminine singular

Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great

of soap,

בֹּרִ֑ית (bō·rîṯ)

Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 1287: Lye, alkali, potash, soap

the stain

נִכְתָּ֤ם (niḵ·tām)

Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular

Strong's 3799: To carve, engrave, to inscribe indelibly

of your guilt

עֲוֺנֵךְ֙ (‘ă·wō·nêḵ)

Noun - common singular construct | second person feminine singular

Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity

is still before Me,”

לְפָנַ֔י (lə·p̄ā·nay)

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular

Strong's 6440: The face

declares

נְאֻ֖ם (nə·’um)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 5002: An oracle

the Lord

אֲדֹנָ֥י (’ă·ḏō·nāy)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 136: The Lord

GOD.

יְהוִֽה׃ (Yah·weh)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 3069: YHWH


- Israel can’t do anything to clean its guilt!

- And Some say Jeremiah weeps all the time!

- It is a joke!

- It is a shame!

- It is ridiculous!

- It is nonsense!

- It is a dead end!

- It goes nowhere!

- Israel and humanity are leading the same wrong way!

- DESTRUCTION!

- When will men understand!

- Everywhere there is only corruption!

- Is it so difficult to read the Bible and to listen to it?

- There are so many warnings!

 

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Jeremiah 2 : 23

“How

אֵ֣יךְ (’êḵ)

Interjection

Strong's 349: How?, how!, where

can you say,

תֹּאמְרִ֞י (tō·mə·rî)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular

Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘I am not

לֹ֣א (lō)

Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no

defiled;

נִטְמֵ֗אתִי (niṭ·mê·ṯî)

Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular

Strong's 2930: To be or become unclean

I have not

לֹ֣א (lō)

Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no

run

הָלַ֔כְתִּי (hā·laḵ·tî)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular

Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

after

אַחֲרֵ֤י (’a·ḥă·rê)

Preposition

Strong's 310: The hind or following part

the Baals’?

הַבְּעָלִים֙ (hab·bə·‘ā·lîm)

Article | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 1168: Baal -- a heathen god

Look

רְאִ֤י (rə·’î)

Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular

Strong's 7200: To see

at your behavior

דַרְכֵּךְ֙ (ḏar·kêḵ)

Noun - common singular construct | second person feminine singular

Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

in the valley;

בַּגַּ֔יְא (bag·gay)

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular

Strong's 1516: A valley

acknowledge

דְּעִ֖י (də·‘î)

Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular

Strong's 3045: To know

what

מֶ֣ה (meh)

Interrogative

Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

you have done.

עָשִׂ֑ית (‘ā·śîṯ)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular

Strong's 6213: To do, make

You are a swift

קַלָּ֖ה (qal·lāh)

Adjective - feminine singular

Strong's 7031: Light, swift, fleet

young she-camel

בִּכְרָ֥ה (biḵ·rāh)

Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 1072: A young camel, dromedary

galloping here and there,

מְשָׂרֶ֥כֶת (mə·śā·re·ḵeṯ)

Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular

Strong's 8308: To interlace


- God is clear!

- Israel is a liar!

- Israel is corrupted!

- It is easy to lie to people and make them believe that what they do is right!

- But men can’t cheat God!

- We just have to see what’s on to check it!

- Corruption keeps spreading!

- it reaches all levels!

- Everything is normal!

- But everything is not normal!

- Destroying everything is not normal!

 

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Jeremiah 2 : 24

a wild donkey

פֶּ֣רֶה ׀ (pe·reh)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 6501: A wild donkey

at home in

לִמֻּ֣ד (lim·muḏ)

Adjective - masculine singular construct

Strong's 3928: Instructed

the wilderness,

מִדְבָּ֗ר (miḏ·bār)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech

sniffing

שָׁאֲפָ֣ה (šā·’ă·p̄āh)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular

Strong's 7602: To inhale eagerly, to cover, to be angry, to hasten

the wind

ר֔וּחַ (rū·aḥ)

Noun - common singular

Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

in the heat

תַּאֲנָתָ֖הּ (ta·’ă·nā·ṯāh)

Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular

Strong's 8385: Occasion or time of copulation

of her

נַפְשָׁהּ֙ (nap̄·šāh)

Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular

Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

desire.

בְּאַוַּ֤ת (bə·’aw·waṯ)

Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct

Strong's 185: Longing

Who

מִ֣י (mî)

Interrogative

Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

can restrain her passion?

יְשִׁיבֶ֑נָּה (yə·šî·ḇen·nāh)

Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular

Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

All

כָּל־ (kāl-)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

who seek her

מְבַקְשֶׁ֙יהָ֙ (mə·ḇaq·še·hā)

Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular

Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

need not

לֹ֣א (lō)

Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no

weary themselves;

יִיעָ֔פוּ (yî·‘ā·p̄ū)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

Strong's 3286: To be weary, faint

in mating season

בְּחָדְשָׁ֖הּ (bə·ḥā·ḏə·šāh)

Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular

Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month

they will find her.

יִמְצָאֽוּנְהָ׃ (yim·ṣā·’ū·nə·hā)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular, Paragogic nun

Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present


- In the heat of her desire!

- Who can restrain her passion?

- In mating season they will find her!

- Is it possible to be clearer?

- Israel has a passion for false gods!

- Israel doesn’t care about God!

- Israel has nothing to do with Abraham, God’s friend!

- There is absolutely no relationship to God!

- Or Israel’s relationship is completely empty!

- The Pharisees and the scribes are empty and liars!

- It’s a fraud!

- Israel is a leech!

- Israel always goes after false gods and when the situation is too bad, they play a game!

- It is so different from God’s faithful servants like Job, Daniel, Samuel and many others!

 

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Jeremiah 2 : 25


Keep

מִנְעִ֤י (min·‘î)

Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular

Strong's 4513: To debar, from benefit, injury

your feet

רַגְלֵךְ֙ (raḡ·lêḵ)

Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular

Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda

from being unshod

מִיָּחֵ֔ף (mî·yā·ḥêp̄)

Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular

Strong's 3182: Unsandalled

and your throat

וּגְרוֹנֵ֖ךְ (ū·ḡə·rō·w·nêḵ)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular

Strong's 1637: A threshing-floor, open area

from thirst.

מִצִּמְאָ֑ה (miṣ·ṣim·’āh)

Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 6773: Parched condition

But you say,

וַתֹּאמְרִ֣י (wat·tō·mə·rî)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular

Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘It is hopeless!

נוֹאָ֔שׁ (nō·w·’āš)

Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular

Strong's 2976: To desist, to despond

I love

אָהַ֥בְתִּי (’ā·haḇ·tî)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular

Strong's 157: To have affection f

foreign [gods],

זָרִ֖ים (zā·rîm)

Adjective - masculine plural

Strong's 2114: To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery

and I must go after

וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֥ם (wə·’a·ḥă·rê·hem)

Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine plural

Strong's 310: The hind or following part

them.’

אֵלֵֽךְ׃ (’ê·lêḵ)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular

Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk


- It is hopeless!

- I love foreign (gods) and I must go after them!

- Israel appears like a prostitute!

- It seems to be that any false foreign god is better than God!

- He gave them everything and that’s how they thank him by prostituting with other gods!

- Do you understand now why he was so angry!

- Do you understand why he wanted to exterminate Israel!

- It is incredible to think that Moses could stop him for doing it!

- Any human king would have exterminated such a prostitute!

 

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Jeremiah 2 : 26


As the thief

גַּנָּב֙ (gan·nāḇ)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 1590: A stealer

is ashamed

כְּבֹ֤שֶׁת (kə·ḇō·šeṯ)

Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct

Strong's 1322: Shame, shameful thing

when

כִּ֣י (kî)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

he is caught,

יִמָּצֵ֔א (yim·mā·ṣê)

Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

so

כֵּ֥ן (kên)

Adverb

Strong's 3651: So -- thus

the house

בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 1004: A house

of Israel

יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his descendants

is disgraced.

הֹבִ֖ישׁוּ (hō·ḇî·šū)

Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural

Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed

They,

הֵ֤מָּה (hêm·māh)

Pronoun - third person masculine plural

Strong's 1992: They

their kings,

מַלְכֵיהֶם֙ (mal·ḵê·hem)

Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

Strong's 4428: A king

their officials,

שָֽׂרֵיהֶ֔ם (śā·rê·hem)

Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

their priests,

וְכֹהֲנֵיהֶ֖ם (wə·ḵō·hă·nê·hem)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

Strong's 3548: Priest

and their prophets

וּנְבִיאֵיהֶֽם׃ (ū·nə·ḇî·’ê·hem)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet


- As the thief is ashamed when he is caught!

- So the house of Israel is disgraced!

- Their kings, their officials, their priests and their prophets!

- All powers are concerned!

- And especially the religious leaders and the false prophets who taught the people to prostitute themselves!

- What about humanity and the religious leaders?

 

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Jeremiah 2 : 27

say

אֹמְרִ֨ים (’ō·mə·rîm)

Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural

Strong's 559: To utter, say

to a tree,

לָעֵ֜ץ (lā·‘êṣ)

Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood

‘You

אַ֗תָּה (’at·tāh)

Pronoun - second person masculine singular

Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are my father,’

אָ֣בִי (’ā·ḇî)

Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular

Strong's 1: Father

and to a stone,

וְלָאֶ֙בֶן֙ (wə·lā·’e·ḇen)

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 68: A stone

‘You

אַ֣תְּ (’at)

Pronoun - second person feminine singular

Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

gave birth to me.’

יְלִדְתָּ֔נוּ (yə·liḏ·tā·nū)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | first person common plural

Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

For

כִּֽי־ (kî-)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

they have turned

פָנ֥וּ (p̄ā·nū)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural

Strong's 6437: To turn, to face, appear, look

their backs

עֹ֖רֶף (‘ō·rep̄)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 6203: The nape, back of the neck, the back

to Me

אֵלַ֛י (’ê·lay)

Preposition | first person common singular

Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

and not

וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)

Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no

their faces,

פָנִ֑ים (p̄ā·nîm)

Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 6440: The face

yet in the time

וּבְעֵ֤ת (ū·ḇə·‘êṯ)

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct

Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

of trouble

רָֽעָתָם֙ (rā·‘ā·ṯām)

Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural

Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

they beg,

יֹֽאמְר֔וּ (yō·mə·rū)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘Rise up

ק֖וּמָה (qū·māh)

Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular

Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

and save us!’

וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ׃ (wə·hō·wō·šî·‘ê·nū)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common plural

Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor


- They say to a tree: “you are my father!”

- To a stone: “you gave birth to me!”

- It is possible to understand why men have always made gods in their image!

- They want to copy nature!

- Or they only know how to copy nature!

- But it is difficult to understand how Israel could do the same when God did so many things to them!

- Or no it is too easy!

- They did exactly the opposite of what faithful servants of God have always done!

- If you don’t get closer to someone, you get away from him!

- It is so easy to do it!

- Israel did it!

- Humanity did it!

- What about you?

- If you are away from the Bible, you are away from God!

 

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Jeremiah 2 : 28


But where

וְאַיֵּ֤ה (wə·’ay·yêh)

Conjunctive waw | Interrogative

Strong's 346: Where?

are the gods

אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)

Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular

Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

you made for yourself?

עָשִׂ֣יתָ (‘ā·śî·ṯā)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular

Strong's 6213: To do, make

Let them rise up

יָק֕וּמוּ (yā·qū·mū)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

and save you

יוֹשִׁיע֖וּךָ (yō·wō·šî·‘ū·ḵā)

Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person masculine singular

Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor

if they can

אִם־ (’im-)

Conjunction

Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

in your time

בְּעֵ֣ת (bə·‘êṯ)

Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct

Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

of trouble;

רָעָתֶ֑ךָ (rā·‘ā·ṯe·ḵā)

Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular

Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

for

כִּ֚י (kî)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

your gods

אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)

Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular

Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

are

הָי֥וּ (hā·yū)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural

Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

as numerous

מִסְפַּ֣ר (mis·par)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration

as your cities,

עָרֶ֔יךָ (‘ā·re·ḵā)

Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular

Strong's 5892: Excitement

O Judah.

יְהוּדָֽה׃ (yə·hū·ḏāh)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

- So Israel copied its neighbors by making many gods!

- Human beings have never enough with one!

- They want everything in big quantities!

- But it leads nowhere!

- Think: they had as many gods as their cities!

- An inflation of gods!

- An inflation of nonsense!

- Going nowhere and everywhere at the same time!

- Probably because man is superficial!

- So far away from God’s image!

- Man does his best to be as different as possible from God!

- Self-destruction?

- Futility?

- Inability to get higher?

- Too limited?

 

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Jeremiah 2:29


Why
לָ֥מָּה (lām·māh)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

do you bring a case
תָרִ֖יבוּ (ṯā·rî·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend

against Me?
אֵלָ֑י (’ê·lāy)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

You have all
כֻּלְּכֶ֛ם (kul·lə·ḵem)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

rebelled against Me,”
פְּשַׁעְתֶּ֥ם (pə·ša‘·tem)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 6586: To break away, trespass, apostatize, quarrel

declares
נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5002: An oracle

the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


- God is asking the Israelites why they have all rebelled against him!

- If God is asking, it means there is no valid reason!

- We know it's something normal for Israel!

- We know it's something normal for humanity!

- We know it's something normal for man himself!

- We know it's normal inside the family!

- And there is no exception!

- We need education to find it not normal!

- The problem is that in front of us, we don't have to deal with a man but with God, the creator of everything!

- And we should show respect to him!

- Especially for everything he gave us!

- What should we say about the Israelites?

- They were slaves, they had nothing and God gave them everything!

- But with man it is never enough!

 

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Jeremiah 2 : 29

- You have all rebelled against me? Declares God!

- God is speaking!

- And what he says is quite clear!

- He says “ALL”!

- At least, we can imagine that’s the BIG MAJORITY!

- Do you remember the destruction of SODOM AND GOMORRAH?

- Abraham has a discussion about the cities!

- And God said he would not destroy them if there were only 10 righteous people!

- Do you remember the flood?

- Only Noah and his family survived!

 

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Jeremiah 2:30

“I have struck הִכֵּ֣יתִי (hik·kê·ṯî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5221: To strike

your sons בְּנֵיכֶ֔ם (bə·nê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son

in vain; לַשָּׁוְא֙ (laš·šāw) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7723: Evil, idolatry, uselessness

they accepted לָקָ֑חוּ (lā·qā·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3947: To take

no לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no

discipline. מוּסָ֖ר (mū·sār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4148: Chastisement, reproof, warning, instruction, restraint

Your own sword חַרְבְּכֶ֛ם (ḥar·bə·ḵem) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

has devoured אָכְלָ֧ה (’ā·ḵə·lāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 398: To eat


your prophets נְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֖ם (nə·ḇî·’ê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet

like a voracious מַשְׁחִֽית׃ (maš·ḥîṯ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin

lion. כְּאַרְיֵ֥ה (kə·’ar·yêh) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 738: A lion

- I have struck your sons in vain!

- It is an obligation to educate one's children!

- Education is essential!

- Animals educate their cubs!

- They learn how to behave by doing things like adult animals!

- It's only among human beings that it may not work!

- And we are supposed to be superior animals!

- Find the error!

- Anyway, God could do anything, it never worked!

- It tells a lot about Israel and Humanity!

- But it wasn't sufficient!

- They killed the prophets sent by God!

- It makes no sense!

- It is logical to listen to the one who gives you everything!

- Of course, with human beings, what is logic

- Nothing!

 

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Jeremiah 2 : 30

- They accepted no discipline!

-They have killed their prophets!

- God has tried everything!

- But they don’t want to change!

- Does it remind you of humanity?

- Only one direction!

- Man can only destroy oneself!

- He is too limited!

- Israel killed God’s prophets because they told the truth!

- They don’t kill the false prophets because they say what they want to hear!

- Same with humanity!

- Simply corruption nothing else!

 

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Jeremiah 2:31

You [people] אַתֶּם֙ (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

of this generation, הַדּ֗וֹר (had·dō·wr) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling

consider רְא֣וּ (rə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see

the word דְבַר־ (ḏə·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

of the LORD: יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

Have I been הָיִ֙יתִי֙ (hā·yî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a wilderness הֲמִדְבָּ֤ר (hă·miḏ·bār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech

to Israel לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (lə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his descendants

or אִ֛ם (’im) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

a land אֶ֥רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land

of dense darkness? מַאְפֵּ֖לְיָ֑ה (ma’·pê·lə·yāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3991: Deep darkness

Why מַדּ֜וּעַ (mad·dū·a‘) Interrogative Strong's 4069: Why? for what reason?

do My people עַמִּי֙ (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

say, אָמְר֤וּ (’ā·mə·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘We [are free to] roam; רַ֔דְנוּ (raḏ·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 7300: To wander restlessly, roam

we will לֽוֹא־ (lō·w-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no

come נָב֥וֹא (nā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to You אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

no more’? ע֖וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

• Wilderness!
• Dense darkness!
• We are free to roam!
• We will come no more to you!
• It is not a question of lack of respect!
• There is no respect at all!
• They ignored God!
• God could have done the same!
• But each time when they came back to him,
• He would finally listen to them!
• But there are limits!
• Once again I have to speak about Daniel's prayer to God for the restoration of Jerusalem!
• God's answer was restoration followed by destruction!
• It seems to be clear, doesn't it!
• Or is it easier to be deaf?

 

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Jeremiah 2:32

Does a maiden בְּתוּלָה֙ (bə·ṯū·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1330: A virgin, sometimes, a bride

forget הֲתִשְׁכַּ֤ח (hă·ṯiš·kaḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention

her jewelry עֶדְיָ֔הּ (‘eḏ·yāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 5716: Finery, an outfit, a headstall

or a bride כַּלָּ֖ה (kal·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3618: Daughter-in-law, bride

her wedding sash? קִשֻּׁרֶ֑יהָ (qiš·šu·re·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 7196: Bands, sashes

Yet My people וְעַמִּ֣י (wə·‘am·mî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

have forgotten Me שְׁכֵח֔וּנִי (šə·ḵê·ḥū·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention

for days יָמִ֖ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day

without אֵ֥ין (’ên) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

number. מִסְפָּֽר׃ (mis·pār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration

- When we hear God complaining about Israel's attitude, it seems we hear Job!

- It is impossible to understand God when we take into account everything he did for Israel!

- Thus we can see his patience!

- It shows he is always ready to wait!

- He takes time!

- For him, time is not important!

- But when he finally takes his decision, there is no way to make him change!

- We may remember Moses prevented twice God from destroying Israel!

- But they have to pay the price!

- And a very high price!

- Some may think men try to take advantage of the situation!

- Think of the demons!

- They lost their position for nothing!

- They keep living but what for!

- They will be imprisoned and finally destroyed!

- After participating in God's creation and serving the creator of the universe, they are reduced to nothing!

 

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Jeremiah 2:32

- My people have forgotten me for days without numbers!

- When you forget someone you do it intentionally!

- That's free will!

- God expresses his feelings about this attitude!

- Time doesn't count for God!

- But here it counts, meaning it has become a habit!

- How is it possible to be so selfish?

- They think they can get away with God's covenant and keep with their interests!

- That's really a strange way to think!

- Above all because they have been used to doing it that way!

- And they know that each time they pay the price!

- If they had a bit of intelligence, they should know that there are consequences in the long term!

- And the more they keep doing it the more God will go away from them!

- It is the same with humanity!

- Same attitude, same results!

 

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Jeremiah 2:33

How מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

skillfully תֵּיטִ֥בִי (tê·ṭi·ḇî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing

you pursue לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ (lə·ḇaq·qêš) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

love; אַהֲבָ֑ה (’a·hă·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 160: Love (noun) even גַּ֣ם (gam) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also,

even, yea, though, both, and

the most immoral of women הָרָע֔וֹת (hā·rā·‘ō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

could learn לִמַּ֖דְתְּ (lim·maḏt) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 3925: To exercise in, learn

from your ways. דְּרָכָֽיִךְ׃ (də·rā·ḵā·yiḵ) Noun - common plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

- Israel is compared to a woman!

- We can say to a prostitute!

- A woman who skillfully pursues love!

- We are told about the most immoral woman!

- In fact, the combination of skillful pursuit of love and immoral woman indicates that she prostitutes herself!

- It tells about Israel’s behavior who goes after many gods instead of God himself!

- It is not difficult to imagine God's feelings toward such people!

- We must always keep in mind he said ok for the restoration of Jerusalem and at the same time he foretold Jerusalem's destruction!

- There is nothing to add to express God's final condamnation!

- Of course, Jesus was sent to Israel to give them another possibility to change!

- And after him the apostles!

- But then the door opens to all nations without discrimination!

 

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Jeremiah 2:34

Moreover, גַּ֤ם (gam) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

your skirts בִּכְנָפַ֙יִךְ֙ (biḵ·nā·p̄a·yiḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle

are stained נִמְצְא֔וּ (nim·ṣə·’ū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

with the blood דַּ֛ם (dam) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed

of the innocent נְקִיִּ֑ים (nə·qî·yîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 5355: Clean, free from, exempt

poor, אֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים (’eḇ·yō·w·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 34: In want, needy, poor

though you did not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no

find מְצָאתִ֖ים (mə·ṣā·ṯîm) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

them breaking in. בַמַּחְתֶּ֥רֶת (ḇam·maḥ·te·reṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4290: A burglary, unexpected examination

But כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

in spite of עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

these things אֵֽלֶּה׃ (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those - Yes Israel is full of the blood of the innocent!

- It is not only full of spiritual prostitution!

- Israel killed many prophets sent by God!

- And like other nations they abandoned justice and what was right!

- Israel opposed God

- Israel took the opposite way!

- They were rewarded therefore!

- We can say the same with humanity!

- We have just to see where we are and where we are going!

- Hopefully God will put order in this mess!

 

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Jeremiah 2:35

you say, וַתֹּֽאמְרִי֙ (wat·tō·mə·rî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘I am innocent. נִקֵּ֔יתִי (niq·qê·ṯî) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5352: To be, clean, to be bare, extirpated

Surely אַ֛ךְ (’aḵ) Adverb Strong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surely

His anger אַפּ֖וֹ (’ap·pōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire

will turn שָׁ֥ב (šāḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

from me.’ מִמֶּ֑נִּי (mim·men·nî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

But I will certainly הִנְנִי֙ (hin·nî) Interjection | first person common singular Strong's 2005: Lo! behold!

judge נִשְׁפָּ֣ט (niš·pāṭ) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate

you, אוֹתָ֔ךְ (’ō·w·ṯāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

because עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

you say, אָמְרֵ֖ךְ (’ā·mə·rêḵ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘I have not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no

sinned.’ חָטָֽאתִי׃ (ḥā·ṭā·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn

• I am innocent!
• doing nothing?
• Doing nothing doesn't mean being innocent!
• On the contrary!
• Man can't escape God's anger!
• He hasn't been waiting for so long!
• His kingdom will be completely different!
• Thus different men are required!
• Men who are really ready to work for him!
• God's judgment will come!
• It will be a surprise!
• But should it be?
• God's word is so different from man's tradition!

 

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Jeremiah 2:36

How מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

unstable you are, תֵּזְלִ֥י (tê·zə·lî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 235: To go away, to disappear

constantly מְאֹ֖ד (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily

changing לְשַׁנּ֣וֹת (lə·šan·nō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 8138: To fold, duplicate, to transmute

your ways! דַּרְכֵּ֑ךְ (dar·kêḵ) Noun - common singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

You will be disappointed תֵּב֔וֹשִׁי (tê·ḇō·wō·šî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed

by Egypt מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ (mim·miṣ·ra·yim) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa

just as כַּאֲשֶׁר־ (ka·’ă·šer-) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you [were] בֹּ֖שְׁתְּ (bō·šət) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed

by Assyria. מֵאַשּֽׁוּר׃ (mê·’aš·šūr) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 804: Ashshur

- Instability!

- That's something usual in this human world!

- It leads nowhere!

- A world of human beings that can't become adults!

- That's the story of Israel!

- That's also the story of mankind!

- It looks like a kind of labyrinth with no exit!

- They don't know what they want!

- They make the wrong choices!

- How is it possible to trust human governments instead of God?

- Basic human intelligence!

- That is no intelligence at all!

 

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Jeremiah 2:37

Moreover, גַּ֣ם (gam) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

you will leave תֵּֽצְאִ֔י (tê·ṣə·’î) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

that place זֶה֙ (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that

with your hands וְיָדַ֖יִךְ (wə·yā·ḏa·yiḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | second person feminine singular Strong's 3027: A hand

on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

your head, רֹאשֵׁ֑ךְ (rō·šêḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 7218: The head

for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the LORD יְהֹוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

has rejected מָאַ֤ס (mā·’as) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3988: To spurn, to disappear

those you trust; בְּמִבְטַחַ֔יִךְ (bə·miḇ·ṭa·ḥa·yiḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 4009: A refuge, security, assurance

you will not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no

prosper תַצְלִ֖יחִי (ṯaṣ·lî·ḥî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 6743: To push forward

by their help.” לָהֶֽם׃ (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew

- There is time for patience!

- There is time for warning!

- There is time for condemnation!

- There is time for judgment!

- When it's too late it's too late!

- The price to pay is according to the deeds!

- When you lose everything because of what you have done, no discussion is possible!

- Everything is clear!

 

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Jeremiah 3:1

“If הֵ֣ן (hên) Interjection Strong's 2005: Lo! behold!

a man אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

divorces יְשַׁלַּ֣ח (yə·šal·laḥ) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

his wife אִשְׁתּוֹ֩ (’iš·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

and she leaves וְהָלְכָ֨ה (wə·hā·lə·ḵāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

him מֵאִתּ֜וֹ (mê·’it·tōw) Preposition-m | Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

to marry וְהָיְתָ֣ה (wə·hā·yə·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

another, אַחֵ֗ר (’a·ḥêr) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other

can he ever ע֔וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

return הֲיָשׁ֤וּב (hă·yā·šūḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

to her? אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ (’ê·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Would not הֲל֛וֹא (hă·lō·w) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no

such הַהִ֑יא (ha·hî) Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

a land הָאָ֣רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land

be completely חָנ֥וֹף (ḥā·nō·wp̄) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 2610: To be polluted or profane

defiled? תֶּחֱנַ֖ף (te·ḥĕ·nap̄) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 2610: To be polluted or profane

But you וְאַ֗תְּ (wə·’at) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person feminine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

have played the harlot זָנִית֙ (zā·nîṯ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry

with many רַבִּ֔ים (rab·bîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7227: Much, many, great

lovers— רֵעִ֣ים (rê·‘îm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow

and you would return וְשׁ֥וֹב (wə·šō·wḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

to Me?� אֵלַ֖י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle

the LORD. יְהֹוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

- God calls Israel a prostitute!

- She has had many lovers!

- And now she wants to come back!

- How is it possible for God to trust Israel anymore!

- Impossible!

- You can't play with God!

- Remember: he could have destroyed Israel twice but Moses prevented him from doing so!

- But Israel would have to pay an expensive price adapted to their deeds!

- And every time Israel abandoned God, the connection would inexorably loosen!

- And then God said about Jerusalem, restoration followed by its destruction!

- Wow!

- Quite clear except when you are blind!