Jeremiah 8:5

Bible › Jeremiah › Chapter 8 › Verse 5

Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.

In other translations

Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.

Hebrew words

מַדּוּעַmadua'why?H4069שׁוֹבְבָהshovahhas it turned awayH7725הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088יְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalimJerusalemH3389מְשֻׁבָהmeshuvahapostasyH4878נִצַּחַתnitzachatenduringH5329הֶחֱזִיקוּhechezikuthey have kept holdH2388בַּתַּרְמִיתbatarmiton <the> deceitfulnessH8649מֵאֲנוּme'anuthey have refusedH3985לָשׁוּב׃lashuvto returnH7725

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

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

Places: Jerusalem

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