Jeremiah 3:9
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And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.Indifferent to her own infidelity, Israel had defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees.
In other translations
And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.Indifferent to her own infidelity, Israel had defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees.
Hebrew words
וְהָיָהvehayahand it wasH1961מִקֹּלmikolfrom [the] lightness ofH6963זְנוּתָהּzenutahprostitution herH2184וַתֶּחֱנַףvatechenafand it was pollutedH2610אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776וַתִּנְאַףvatin'afand she committed adulteryH5003אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָאֶבֶןha'even<the> stoneH68וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הָעֵץ׃ha'etz<the> woodH6086
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Related verses
- Jeremiah 2:27Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ For they have turned their backs to Me and not their faces, yet in the time of trouble they beg, ‘Rise up and save us!’
- Isaiah 57:6Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these?Your portion is among the smooth stones of the valley; indeed, they are your lot. Even to them you have poured out a drink offering and offered a grain offering. Should I relent because of these?
- Jeremiah 3:2Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.“Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Is there any place where you have not been violated? You sat beside the highways waiting for your lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness.
- Habakkuk 2:19Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’ Can it give guidance? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.”
- Jeremiah 10:8But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.But they are altogether senseless and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood!
- Jeremiah 2:7And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.I brought you into a fertile land to eat its fruit and bounty, but you came and defiled My land, and made My inheritance detestable.
- Ezekiel 23:10These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became famous among women; for they had executed judgment upon her.They exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and put her to the sword. Thus she became a byword among women, and they executed judgment against her.
- Ezekiel 16:17Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them,You also took the fine jewelry of gold and silver I had given you, and you made male idols with which to prostitute yourself.
- Hosea 4:12My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.
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