DANIEL CHAPTER 6

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8) LOOKING FOR JEREMIAH

Jeremiah 2:11

Has a nation
גּוֹי֙ (gō·w)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts
ever changed
הַהֵימִ֥יר (ha·hê·mîr)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4171: To alter, to barter, to dispose of
its gods?
אֱלֹהִ֔ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative
(though they
וְהֵ֖מָּה (wə·hêm·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They
were no
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no
gods [at all]!)
אֱלֹהִ֑ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative
Yet My people
וְעַמִּ֛י (wə·‘am·mî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock
have exchanged
הֵמִ֥יר (hê·mîr)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4171: To alter, to barter, to dispose of
their Glory
כְּבוֹד֖וֹ (kə·ḇō·w·ḏōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousness
for idols
יוֹעִֽיל׃ (yō·w·‘îl)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3276: To confer or gain profit or benefit
[that are] useless.
בְּל֥וֹא (bə·lō·w)
Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 1094: Worn-out things, rags

- It can’t be more clear !

- Why is Israel always going in the same wrong direction ?

- They don’t have any excuse !

- It is not possible to be worse !

- It makes the few faithful servants of God more unbelievable !

- It makes faithfulness something more precious and rare than gold !

 

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9) LOOKING FOR JEREMIAH

Jeremiah 2:9

Therefore,
לָכֵ֗ן (lā·ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus
I will contend
אָרִ֥יב (’ā·rîḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend
with
אִתְּכֶ֖ם (’it·tə·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among
you again,
עֹ֛ד (‘ōḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more
declares
נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5002: An oracle
the LORD,
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel
and I will bring a case
אָרִֽיב׃ (’ā·rîḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend
against
וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among
your children’s
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son
children.
בְנֵיכֶ֖ם (ḇə·nê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 1121: A son

- Do you understand the degree of guilt ?

- Against your children’s children !

- And the Pharisees call Abraham their father !

- What a joke !

- Abraham was God’s friend !

 

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10) LOOKING FOR JEREMIAH

Jeremiah 2:12

Be stunned
שֹׁ֥מּוּ (šōm·mū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 8074: To stun, devastate, stupefy
by
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against
this,
זֹ֑את (zōṯ)
Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,
O heavens,
שָׁמַ֖יִם (šā·ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky
be shocked
וְשַׂעֲר֛וּ (wə·śa·‘ă·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 8175: To storm, to shiver, fear
and utterly
מְאֹ֖ד (mə·’ōḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily
appalled,
חָרְב֥וּ (ḥā·rə·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 2717: To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill
declares
נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5002: An oracle
the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

- Be stunned !

- Be shocked !

- And utterly appalled !

- This type of vocabulary is strong vocabulary !

- It only implies a heavy condamnation !

- With heavy consequences !

- It is not possible to play with God !

- It means being struck heavily !

- When it is too late it is too late !

 

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11) LOOKING FOR JEREMIAH

Jeremiah 2:13

“For
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction
My people
עַמִּ֑י (‘am·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock
have committed
עָשָׂ֣ה (‘ā·śāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make
two
שְׁתַּ֥יִם (šə·ta·yim)
Number - fd
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)
evils:
רָע֖וֹת (rā·‘ō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil
They have forsaken Me,
עָזְב֜וּ (‘ā·zə·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit
the fountain
מְק֣וֹר ׀ (mə·qō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4726: Something dug, a, source, of happiness, wisdom, progeny)
of living
חַיִּ֗ים (ḥay·yîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life
water,
מַ֣יִם (ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen
and they have dug
לַחְצֹ֤ב (laḥ·ṣōḇ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 2672: To cut, carve, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave
cisterns for themselves,
בֹּאר֔וֹת (bō·rō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 877: A cistern, pit, well
broken
נִשְׁבָּרִ֔ים (niš·bā·rîm)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces
cisterns
בֹּארֹת֙ (bō·rōṯ)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 877: A cistern, pit, well
that
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that
cannot
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no
hold
יָכִ֖לוּ (yā·ḵi·lū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3557: To keep in, to measure, to maintain
water.
הַמָּֽיִם׃ (ham·mā·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen -


- Listen to what God says !

- God tells about two evils committed by Israel !

- They have forsaken him , the fountain of living water !

- And they have dug cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that cannot hold water !

- Extreme words from God !

- With extreme consequences !

- Israel and humanity are fighting the same fight against God !

- There won’t be any way to go backwards !

- Like with the flood !

- Even the demons can’t go backwards !

- But man’s history shows only one thing : man makes always the wrong choice !

- Remember only a family survived and the majority died !

- Remember the two destructions of Jerusalem : how many people died !

- And they went straight to destruction !

- And they were told again and again !

 

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12) LOOKING FOR JEREMIAH

Jeremiah 2 : 14-20

- Plunder !

- An object of horror !

- Cities on fire !

- Israel is responsible for the consequences !

- They have abandoned God !

- They should use it for correction and to change of attitude !

- But the people prostitute themselves with other gods !

 

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13) LOOKING FOR JEREMIAH

Jeremiah 2 : 21

I
וְאָֽנֹכִי֙ (wə·’ā·nō·ḵî)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 595: I

had planted you
נְטַעְתִּ֣יךְ (nə·ṭa‘·tîḵ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular
Strong's 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant

like a choice
כֻּלֹּ֖ה (kul·lōh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

vine
שֹׂרֵ֔ק (śō·rêq)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8321: (choice species of) the vine

from the very best
אֱמֶ֑ת (’ĕ·meṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness

seed.
זֶ֣רַע (ze·ra‘)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

How
וְאֵיךְ֙ (wə·’êḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's 349: How?, how!, where

could you turn yourself
נֶהְפַּ֣כְתְּ (neh·paḵt)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 2015: To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert

before me,
לִ֔י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

into a rotten
סוּרֵ֖י (sū·rê)
Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5494: Turned off, deteriorated

wild
נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ (nā·ḵə·rî·yāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 5237: Foreign, alien

vine?
הַגֶּ֥פֶן (hag·ge·p̄en)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 1612: A vine, the grape

- We are told about a choice vine from the very best seed !

- Which turned into a rotten wild vine !

- God planted the first one and it turned into the second one !

- It shows to which extent God did his best for the Israelites!

- Thus the Israelites are totally responsible for the changes!

- The difference between choice/very best and rotten wild shows two different worlds!

- They have nothing in common!

- There is absolutely no connection between both!

- If we don’t understand that, we can’t understand the Bible!

- We can’t understand what the flood means!

- We can’t understand what is coming!

- It will be such a surprise which shouldn’t be!

- Like the two destructions of Jerusalem!

- The consequences: life for those who will understand, death for many!

 

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14) LOOKING FOR JEREMIAH

Jeremiah 2 : 22

Although
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction
you wash
תְּכַבְּסִי֙ (tə·ḵab·bə·sî)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 3526: To trample, to wash
with lye
בַּנֶּ֔תֶר (ban·ne·ṯer)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5427: Natron or carbonate of soda
and use an abundance
וְתַרְבִּי־ (wə·ṯar·bî-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great
of soap,
בֹּרִ֑ית (bō·rîṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1287: Lye, alkali, potash, soap
the stain
נִכְתָּ֤ם (niḵ·tām)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3799: To carve, engrave, to inscribe indelibly
of your guilt
עֲוֺנֵךְ֙ (‘ă·wō·nêḵ)
Noun - common singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity
is still before Me,”
לְפָנַ֔י (lə·p̄ā·nay)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6440: The face
declares
נְאֻ֖ם (nə·’um)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5002: An oracle
the Lord
אֲדֹנָ֥י (’ă·ḏō·nāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 136: The Lord
GOD.
יְהוִֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

- Israel can’t do anything to clean its guilt!

- And Some say Jeremiah weeps all the time!

- It is a joke!

- It is a shame!

- It is ridiculous!

- It is nonsense!

- It is a dead end!

- It goes nowhere!

- Israel and humanity are leading the same wrong way!

- DESTRUCTION!

- When will men understand!

- Everywhere there is only corruption!

- Is it so difficult to read the Bible and to listen to it?

- There are so many warnings!

 

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15) LOOKING FOR JEREMIAH

Jeremiah 2 : 23

“How
אֵ֣יךְ (’êḵ)
Interjection
Strong's 349: How?, how!, where
can you say,
תֹּאמְרִ֞י (tō·mə·rî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say
‘I am not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no
defiled;
נִטְמֵ֗אתִי (niṭ·mê·ṯî)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 2930: To be or become unclean
I have not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no
run
הָלַ֔כְתִּי (hā·laḵ·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk
after
אַחֲרֵ֤י (’a·ḥă·rê)
Preposition
Strong's 310: The hind or following part
the Baals’?
הַבְּעָלִים֙ (hab·bə·‘ā·lîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1168: Baal -- a heathen god
Look
רְאִ֤י (rə·’î)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's 7200: To see
at your behavior
דַרְכֵּךְ֙ (ḏar·kêḵ)
Noun - common singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action
in the valley;
בַּגַּ֔יְא (bag·gay)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 1516: A valley
acknowledge
דְּעִ֖י (də·‘î)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's 3045: To know
what
מֶ֣ה (meh)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what
you have done.
עָשִׂ֑ית (‘ā·śîṯ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make
You are a swift
קַלָּ֖ה (qal·lāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7031: Light, swift, fleet
young she-camel
בִּכְרָ֥ה (biḵ·rāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1072: A young camel, dromedary
galloping here and there,
מְשָׂרֶ֥כֶת (mə·śā·re·ḵeṯ)
Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 8308: To interlace

- God is clear!

- Israel is a liar!

- Israel is corrupted!

- It is easy to lie to people and make them believe that what they do is right!

- But men can’t cheat God!

- We just have to see what’s on to check it!

- Corruption keeps spreading!

- it reaches all levels!

- Everything is normal!

- But everything is not normal!

- Destroying everything is not normal!

 

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Jeremiah 2 : 24

a wild donkey
פֶּ֣רֶה ׀ (pe·reh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6501: A wild donkey
at home in
לִמֻּ֣ד (lim·muḏ)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3928: Instructed
the wilderness,
מִדְבָּ֗ר (miḏ·bār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech
sniffing
שָׁאֲפָ֣ה (šā·’ă·p̄āh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7602: To inhale eagerly, to cover, to be angry, to hasten
the wind
ר֔וּחַ (rū·aḥ)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit
in the heat
תַּאֲנָתָ֖הּ (ta·’ă·nā·ṯāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 8385: Occasion or time of copulation
of her
נַפְשָׁהּ֙ (nap̄·šāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion
desire.
בְּאַוַּ֤ת (bə·’aw·waṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 185: Longing
Who
מִ֣י (mî)
Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix
can restrain her passion?
יְשִׁיבֶ֑נָּה (yə·šî·ḇen·nāh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again
All
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every
who seek her
מְבַקְשֶׁ֙יהָ֙ (mə·ḇaq·še·hā)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after
need not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no
weary themselves;
יִיעָ֔פוּ (yî·‘ā·p̄ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3286: To be weary, faint
in mating season
בְּחָדְשָׁ֖הּ (bə·ḥā·ḏə·šāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month
they will find her.
יִמְצָאֽוּנְהָ׃ (yim·ṣā·’ū·nə·hā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular, Paragogic nun
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

- In the heat of her desire!

- Who can restrain her passion?

- In mating season they will find her!

- Is it possible to be clearer?

- Israel has a passion for false gods!

- Israel doesn’t care about God!

- Israel has nothing to do with Abraham, God’s friend!

- There is absolutely no relationship to God!

- Or Israel’s relationship is completely empty!

- The Pharisees and the scribes are empty and liars!

- It’s a fraud!

- Israel is a leech!

- Israel always goes after false gods and when the situation is too bad, they play a game!

- It is so different from God’s faithful servants like Job, Daniel, Samuel and many others!

 

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Jeremiah 2 : 25

Keep
מִנְעִ֤י (min·‘î)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's 4513: To debar, from benefit, injury
your feet
רַגְלֵךְ֙ (raḡ·lêḵ)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda
from being unshod
מִיָּחֵ֔ף (mî·yā·ḥêp̄)
Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 3182: Unsandalled
and your throat
וּגְרוֹנֵ֖ךְ (ū·ḡə·rō·w·nêḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 1637: A threshing-floor, open area
from thirst.
מִצִּמְאָ֑ה (miṣ·ṣim·’āh)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6773: Parched condition
But you say,
וַתֹּאמְרִ֣י (wat·tō·mə·rî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say
‘It is hopeless!
נוֹאָ֔שׁ (nō·w·’āš)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 2976: To desist, to despond
I love
אָהַ֥בְתִּי (’ā·haḇ·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 157: To have affection f
foreign [gods],
זָרִ֖ים (zā·rîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 2114: To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery
and I must go after
וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֥ם (wə·’a·ḥă·rê·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 310: The hind or following part
them.’
אֵלֵֽךְ׃ (’ê·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

- It is hopeless!

- I love foreign (gods) and I must go after them!

- Israel appears like a prostitute!

- It seems to be that any false foreign god is better than God!

- He gave them everything and that’s how they thank him by prostituting with other gods!

- Do you understand now why he was so angry!

- Do you understand why he wanted to exterminate Israel!

- It is incredible to think that Moses could stop him for doing it!

- Any human king would have exterminated such a prostitute!

 

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18) LOOKING FOR JEREMIAH

Jeremiah 2 : 26

As the thief
גַּנָּב֙ (gan·nāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1590: A stealer
is ashamed
כְּבֹ֤שֶׁת (kə·ḇō·šeṯ)
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 1322: Shame, shameful thing
when
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction
he is caught,
יִמָּצֵ֔א (yim·mā·ṣê)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present
so
כֵּ֥ן (kên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus
the house
בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house
of Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his descendants
is disgraced.
הֹבִ֖ישׁוּ (hō·ḇî·šū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed
They,
הֵ֤מָּה (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They
their kings,
מַלְכֵיהֶם֙ (mal·ḵê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4428: A king
their officials,
שָֽׂרֵיהֶ֔ם (śā·rê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
their priests,
וְכֹהֲנֵיהֶ֖ם (wə·ḵō·hă·nê·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3548: Priest
and their prophets
וּנְבִיאֵיהֶֽם׃ (ū·nə·ḇî·’ê·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet

- As the thief is ashamed when he is caught!

- So the house of Israel is disgraced!

- Their kings, their officials, their priests and their prophets!

- All powers are concerned!

- And especially the religious leaders and the false prophets who taught the people to prostitute themselves!

- What about humanity and the religious leaders?

 

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19) LOOKING FOR JEREMIAH

Jeremiah 2 : 27

say
אֹמְרִ֨ים (’ō·mə·rîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say
to a tree,
לָעֵ֜ץ (lā·‘êṣ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood
‘You
אַ֗תָּה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you
are my father,’
אָ֣בִי (’ā·ḇî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1: Father
and to a stone,
וְלָאֶ֙בֶן֙ (wə·lā·’e·ḇen)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 68: A stone
‘You
אַ֣תְּ (’at)
Pronoun - second person feminine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you
gave birth to me.’
יְלִדְתָּ֔נוּ (yə·liḏ·tā·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | first person common plural
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage
For
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction
they have turned
פָנ֥וּ (p̄ā·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6437: To turn, to face, appear, look
their backs
עֹ֖רֶף (‘ō·rep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6203: The nape, back of the neck, the back
to Me
אֵלַ֛י (’ê·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to
and not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no
their faces,
פָנִ֑ים (p̄ā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6440: The face
yet in the time
וּבְעֵ֤ת (ū·ḇə·‘êṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when
of trouble
רָֽעָתָם֙ (rā·‘ā·ṯām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil
they beg,
יֹֽאמְר֔וּ (yō·mə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say
‘Rise up
ק֖וּמָה (qū·māh)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand
and save us!’
וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ׃ (wə·hō·wō·šî·‘ê·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common plural
Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor

- They say to a tree: “you are my father!”
- To a stone: “you gave birth to me!”
- It is possible to understand why men have always made gods in their image!
- They want to copy nature!
- Or they only know how to copy nature!
- But it is difficult to understand how Israel could do the same when God did so many things to them!
- Or no it is too easy!
- They did exactly the opposite of what faithful servants of God have always done!
- If you don’t get closer to someone, you get away from him!
- It is so easy to do it!
- Israel did it!
- Humanity did it!
- What about you?
- If you are away from the Bible, you are away from God!

 

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20) LOOKING FOR JEREMIAH

Jeremiah 2 : 28

But where
וְאַיֵּ֤ה (wə·’ay·yêh)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's 346: Where?
are the gods
אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative
you made for yourself?
עָשִׂ֣יתָ (‘ā·śî·ṯā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make
Let them rise up
יָק֕וּמוּ (yā·qū·mū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand
and save you
יוֹשִׁיע֖וּךָ (yō·wō·šî·‘ū·ḵā)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor
if they can
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not
in your time
בְּעֵ֣ת (bə·‘êṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when
of trouble;
רָעָתֶ֑ךָ (rā·‘ā·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil
for
כִּ֚י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction
your gods
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative
are
הָי֥וּ (hā·yū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be
as numerous
מִסְפַּ֣ר (mis·par)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration
as your cities,
עָרֶ֔יךָ (‘ā·re·ḵā)
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement
O Judah.
יְהוּדָֽה׃ (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

- So Israel copied its neighbors by making many gods!

- Human beings have never enough with one!

- They want everything in big quantities!

- But it leads nowhere!

- Think: they had as many gods as their cities!

- An inflation of gods!

- An inflation of nonsense!

- Going nowhere and everywhere at the same time!

- Probably because man is superficial!

- So far away from God’s image!

- Man does his best to be as different as possible from God!

- Self-destruction?

- Futility?

- Inability to get higher?

- Too limited?

 

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21) BIS LOOKING FOR JEREMIAH

Jeremiah 2:29


Why
לָ֥מָּה (lām·māh)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

do you bring a case
תָרִ֖יבוּ (ṯā·rî·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend

against Me?
אֵלָ֑י (’ê·lāy)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

You have all
כֻּלְּכֶ֛ם (kul·lə·ḵem)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

rebelled against Me,”
פְּשַׁעְתֶּ֥ם (pə·ša‘·tem)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 6586: To break away, trespass, apostatize, quarrel

declares
נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5002: An oracle

the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


- God is asking the Israelites why they have all rebelled against him!

- If God is asking, it means there is no valid reason!

- We know it's something normal for Israel!

- We know it's something normal for humanity!

- We know it's something normal for man himself!

- We know it's normal inside the family!

- And there is no exception!

- We need education to find it not normal!

- The problem is that in front of us, we don't have to deal with a man but with God, the creator of everything!

- And we should show respect to him!

- Especially for everything he gave us!

- What should we say about the Israelites?

- They were slaves, they had nothing and God gave them everything!

- But with man it is never enough!

 

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21) LOOKING FOR JEREMIAH

Jeremiah 2 : 29

- You have all rebelled against me? Declares God!

- God is speaking!

- And what he says is quite clear!

- He says “ALL”!

- At least, we can imagine that’s the BIG MAJORITY!

- Do you remember the destruction of SODOM AND GOMORRAH?

- Abraham has a discussion about the cities!

- And God said he would not destroy them if there were only 10 righteous people!

- Do you remember the flood?

- Only Noah and his family survived!

 

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22) LOOKING FOR JEREMIAH

Jeremiah 2:30

“I have struck הִכֵּ֣יתִי (hik·kê·ṯî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5221: To strike

your sons בְּנֵיכֶ֔ם (bə·nê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son

in vain; לַשָּׁוְא֙ (laš·šāw) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7723: Evil, idolatry, uselessness

they accepted לָקָ֑חוּ (lā·qā·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3947: To take

no לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no

discipline. מוּסָ֖ר (mū·sār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4148: Chastisement, reproof, warning, instruction, restraint

Your own sword חַרְבְּכֶ֛ם (ḥar·bə·ḵem) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

has devoured אָכְלָ֧ה (’ā·ḵə·lāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 398: To eat

your prophets נְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֖ם (nə·ḇî·’ê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet

like a voracious מַשְׁחִֽית׃ (maš·ḥîṯ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin

lion. כְּאַרְיֵ֥ה (kə·’ar·yêh) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 738: A lion

- I have struck your sons in vain!

- It is an obligation to educate one's children!

- Education is essential!

- Animals educate their cubs!

- They learn how to behave by doing things like adult animals!

- It's only among human beings that it may not work!

- And we are supposed to be superior animals!

- Find the error!

- Anyway, God could do anything, it never worked!

- It tells a lot about Israel and Humanity!

- But it wasn't sufficient!

- They killed the prophets sent by God!

- It makes no sense!

- It is logical to listen to the one who gives you everything!

- Of course, with human beings, what is logic

- Nothing!

 

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- 22 bis) LOOKING FOR JEREMIAH

Jeremiah 2 : 30

- They accepted no discipline!

-They have killed their prophets!

- God has tried everything!

- But they don’t want to change!

- Does it remind you of humanity?

- Only one direction!

- Man can only destroy oneself!

- He is too limited!

- Israel killed God’s prophets because they told the truth!

- They don’t kill the false prophets because they say what they want to hear!

- Same with humanity!

- Simply corruption nothing else!

 

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23) LOOKING FOR JEREMIAH

Jeremiah 2:31

You [people] אַתֶּם֙ (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

of this generation, הַדּ֗וֹר (had·dō·wr) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling

consider רְא֣וּ (rə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see

the word דְבַר־ (ḏə·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

of the LORD: יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

Have I been הָיִ֙יתִי֙ (hā·yî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a wilderness הֲמִדְבָּ֤ר (hă·miḏ·bār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech

to Israel לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (lə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his descendants

or אִ֛ם (’im) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

a land אֶ֥רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land

of dense darkness? מַאְפֵּ֖לְיָ֑ה (ma’·pê·lə·yāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3991: Deep darkness

Why מַדּ֜וּעַ (mad·dū·a‘) Interrogative Strong's 4069: Why? for what reason?

do My people עַמִּי֙ (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

say, אָמְר֤וּ (’ā·mə·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘We [are free to] roam; רַ֔דְנוּ (raḏ·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 7300: To wander restlessly, roam

we will לֽוֹא־ (lō·w-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no

come נָב֥וֹא (nā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to You אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

no more’? ע֖וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

• Wilderness!
• Dense darkness!
• We are free to roam!
• We will come no more to you!
• It is not a question of lack of respect!
• There is no respect at all!
• They ignored God!
• God could have done the same!
• But each time when they came back to him,
• He would finally listen to them!
• But there are limits!
• Once again I have to speak about Daniel's prayer to God for the restoration of Jerusalem!
• God's answer was restoration followed by destruction!
• It seems to be clear, doesn't it!
• Or is it easier to be deaf?

 

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24) LOOKING FOR JEREMIAH

Jeremiah 2:32

Does a maiden בְּתוּלָה֙ (bə·ṯū·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1330: A virgin, sometimes, a bride

forget הֲתִשְׁכַּ֤ח (hă·ṯiš·kaḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention

her jewelry עֶדְיָ֔הּ (‘eḏ·yāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 5716: Finery, an outfit, a headstall

or a bride כַּלָּ֖ה (kal·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3618: Daughter-in-law, bride

her wedding sash? קִשֻּׁרֶ֑יהָ (qiš·šu·re·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 7196: Bands, sashes

Yet My people וְעַמִּ֣י (wə·‘am·mî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

have forgotten Me שְׁכֵח֔וּנִי (šə·ḵê·ḥū·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention

for days יָמִ֖ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day

without אֵ֥ין (’ên) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

number. מִסְפָּֽר׃ (mis·pār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration

- When we hear God complaining about Israel's attitude, it seems we hear Job!

- It is impossible to understand God when we take into account everything he did for Israel!

- Thus we can see his patience!

- It shows he is always ready to wait!

- He takes time!

- For him, time is not important!

- But when he finally takes his decision, there is no way to make him change!

- We may remember Moses prevented twice God from destroying Israel!

- But they have to pay the price!

- And a very high price!

- Some may think men try to take advantage of the situation!

- Think of the demons!

- They lost their position for nothing!

- They keep living but what for!

- They will be imprisoned and finally destroyed!

- After participating in God's creation and serving the creator of the universe, they are reduced to nothing!

 

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24) bis LOOKING FOR JEREMIAH

Jeremiah 2:32

- My people have forgotten me for days without numbers!

- When you forget someone you do it intentionally!

- That's free will!

- God expresses his feelings about this attitude!

- Time doesn't count for God!

*- But here it counts, meaning it has become a habit!

- How is it possible to be so selfish?

- They think they can get away with God's covenant and keep with their interests!

- That's really a strange way to think!

- Above all because they have been used to doing it that way!

- And they know that each time they pay the price!

- If they had a bit of intelligence, they should know that there are consequences in the long term!

- And the more they keep doing it the more God will go away from them!

- It is the same with humanity!

- Same attitude, same results!