Jeremiah 44:23
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Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this day.Because you burned incense and sinned against the LORD, and did not obey the voice of the LORD or walk in His instruction, His statutes, and His testimonies, this disaster has befallen you, as you see today.”
In other translations
Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this day.Because you burned incense and sinned against the LORD, and did not obey the voice of the LORD or walk in His instruction, His statutes, and His testimonies, this disaster has befallen you, as you see today.”
Hebrew words
מִפְּנֵיmipenei<from> becauseH6440אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834קִטַּרְתֶּםkitartemyou made smokeH6999וַאֲשֶׁרva'asherand thatH834חֲטָאתֶםchatatemyou had sinnedH2398לַיהוָהlayahwehto YahwehH3068וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808שְׁמַעְתֶּםshema'temyou listenedH8085בְּקוֹלbekolto [the] voice ofH6963יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וּבְתֹרָתוֹuvetoratoand in law hisH8451וּבְחֻקֹּתָיוuvechukotavand in decrees hisH2708וּבְעֵדְוֹתָיוuve'edevotavand in testimonies hisH5715לֹאlo'notH3808הֲלַכְתֶּםhalakhtemyou walkedH1980עַל־'al-there-H5921כֵּןken-foreH3651קָרָאתkaratit has happened toH7122אֶתְכֶם'etkhem<obj.> youH853הָרָעָהhara'ahthe calamityH7451הַזֹּאתhazot<the> thisH2063כַּיּוֹםkaiyomas the dayH3117הַזֶּה׃ סhazeh<the> thisH2088
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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