Jeremiah 8:2
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And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on the ground.
In other translations
And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on the ground.
Hebrew words
וּשְׁטָחוּםushetachumand they will spread out themH7849לַשֶּׁמֶשׁlashemeshto the sunH8121וְלַיָּרֵחַvelaiyareachand to the moonH3394וּלְכֹל׀ulekholand to allH3605צְבָאtzeva'[the] host ofH6635הַשָּׁמַיִםhashamayimthe heavensH8064אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834אֲהֵבוּם'ahevumthey loved themH157וַאֲשֶׁרva'asherand whichH834עֲבָדוּם'avadumthey served themH5647וַאֲשֶׁרva'asherand whichH834הָלְכוּhalekhuthey walkedH1980אַחֲרֵיהֶם'achareihemafter themH310וַאֲשֶׁרva'asherand whichH834דְּרָשׁוּםderashumthey consulted themH1875וַאֲשֶׁרva'asherand whichH834הִשְׁתַּחֲווּhishtachavuthey bowed downH7812לָהֶםlahemto <the> themלֹאlo'notH3808יֵאָסְפוּye'asefuthey will be gatheredH622וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יִקָּבֵרוּyikaveruthey will be buriedH6912לְדֹמֶןledomen<into> dungH1828עַל־'al-onH5921פְּנֵיpenei[the] surface ofH6440הָאֲדָמָהha'adamahthe groundH127יִהְיוּ׃yihyuthey will becomeH1961
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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- Acts 7:42Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
- Jeremiah 19:13And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like that place, Topheth—all the houses on whose rooftops they burned incense to all the host of heaven and poured out drink offerings to other gods.”
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