Jeremiah 2:31

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O generation, see ye the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; we will come to You no more’?

In other translations

O generation, see ye the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; we will come to You no more’?

Hebrew words

הַדּוֹרhadorO generationH1755אַתֶּם'atemyouH859רְאוּre'uconsiderH7200דְבַר־devar-[the] word ofH1697יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068הֲמִדְבָּרhamidbar¿ a wildernessH4057הָיִיתִיhayitihave I beenH1961לְיִשְׂרָאֵלleyisra'elto IsraelH3478אִם'imor?H518אֶרֶץ'eretza land ofH776מַאְפֵּלְיָהma'peleyahdarknessH3991מַדּוּעַmadua'why?H4069אָמְרוּ'ameruhave they saidH559עַמִּי'amipeople myH5971רַדְנוּradnuwe have roamedH7300לוֹא־lo'-notH3808נָבוֹאnavo'we will comeH935עוֹדodagainH5750אֵלֶיךָ׃'eleikhato youH413

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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