DANIEL CHAPTER 6

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82) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 3:18

In those

הָהֵ֔מָּה (hā·hêm·māh)

Article | Pronoun - third person masculine plural

Strong's 1992: They


days

בַּיָּמִ֣ים (bay·yā·mîm)

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 3117: A day


the house

בֵית־ (ḇêṯ-)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 1004: A house


of Judah

יְהוּדָ֖ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites


will walk

יֵלְכ֥וּ (yê·lə·ḵū)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk


with

עַל־ (‘al-)

Preposition

Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against


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 desc


and they will come

וְיָבֹ֤אוּ (wə·yā·ḇō·’ū)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural

Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go


together

יַחְדָּו֙ (yaḥ·dāw)

Adverb

Strong's 3162: A unit, unitedly


from the land

מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ)

Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct

Strong's 776: Earth, land


of the north

צָפ֔וֹן (ṣā·p̄ō·wn)

Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 6828: Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter


to

עַל־ (‘al-)

Preposition

Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against


the land

הָאָ֕רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)

Article | Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 776: Earth, land


I have given your ancestors

אֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem)

Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural

Strong's 1: Father


as an inheritance.

הִנְחַ֖לְתִּי (hin·ḥal·tî)

Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular

Strong's 5157: To inherit, to occupy, to bequeath, distribute, instate

• When Jerusalem and the temple were rebuilt, it was never like before!
• The country was under the control of different powers throughout history!
• But sooner or later will come the New Jerusalem and God’s kingdom!
• Then the different people of the earth will be united under one authority!

 

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83) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 3:19


Then I

וְאָנֹכִ֣י (wə·’ā·nō·ḵî)

Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular

Strong's 595: I


said,

אָמַ֗רְתִּי (’ā·mar·tî)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular

Strong's 559: To utter, say


‘How

אֵ֚יךְ (’êḵ)

Interjection

Strong's 349: How?, how!, where


I long to make you

אֲשִׁיתֵ֣ךְ (’ă·šî·ṯêḵ)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular

Strong's 7896: To put, set


My sons

בַּבָּנִ֔ים (bab·bā·nîm)

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 1121: A son


and give

וְאֶתֶּן־ (wə·’et·ten-)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular

Strong's 5414: To give, put, set


you a desirable

חֶמְדָּ֔ה (ḥem·dāh)

Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 2532: Desire, delight


land,

אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ)

Noun - feminine singular construct

Strong's 776: Earth, land


the most beautiful

צְבִ֖י (ṣə·ḇî)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 6643: Splendor, a gazelle


inheritance

נַחֲלַ֥ת (na·ḥă·laṯ)

Noun - feminine singular construct

Strong's 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion


of all

צִבְא֣וֹת (ṣiḇ·’ō·wṯ)

Noun - masculine plural construct

Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign


the nations.’

גּוֹיִ֑ם (gō·w·yim)

Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts


I thought

וָאֹמַ֗ר (wā·’ō·mar)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular

Strong's 559: To utter, say


you would call Me


תִּקְרְאִי־ (tiq·rə·’î-)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular

Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read


‘Father’

אָבִי֙ (’ā·ḇî)

Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular

Strong's 1: Father


and never

לֹ֥א (lō)

Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no


turn away

תָשֽׁוּבִי׃ (ṯā·šū·ḇî)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular

Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again


from following Me.

וּמֵאַחֲרַ֖י (ū·mê·’a·ḥă·ray)

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | first person common singular

Strong's 310: The hind or following part

• I long to make you my sons!
• And give you a desirable land!
• The most beautiful inheritance of all the nations!
• But for that they should have behaved like real sons!
• And they should have followed God!
• God is so incredible!
• Just unbelievable!

 

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84) Looking for Jeremiah
Jeremiah 3:20

But
אָכֵ֛ן (’ā·ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's 403: Firmly, surely, but

as a woman
אִשָּׁ֖ה (’iš·šāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

may betray
בָּגְדָ֥ה (bā·ḡə·ḏāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 898: To cover, to act covertly, to pillage

her husband,
מֵרֵעָ֑הּ (mê·rê·‘āh)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow

so
כֵּ֣ן (kên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

you have betrayed Me,
בְּגַדְתֶּ֥ם (bə·ḡaḏ·tem)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 898: To cover, to act covertly, to pillage

O house
בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of Israel,”
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

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 compares Israel’s attitude to an unfaithful woman who has betrayed her husband!
• We can imagine his feelings if we understand the importance of marriage according to God!
• Especially when we remember that when he created Adam and Eve, he spoke about marriage as the most important institution!

 

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85) Looking for Jeremiah
Jeremiah 3:21


A voice
ק֚וֹל (qō·wl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

is heard
נִשְׁמָ֔ע (niš·mā‘)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the barren heights,
שְׁפָיִ֣ים (šə·p̄ā·yîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8205: Bareness, a smooth or bare height

the children
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

weeping
בְּכִ֥י (bə·ḵî)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1065: A weeping, a dripping

and begging for mercy,
תַחֲנוּנֵ֖י (ṯa·ḥă·nū·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 8469: Supplication for favor

because
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

they have perverted
הֶעֱוּוּ֙ (he·‘ĕw·wū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5753: To bend, twist

their ways
דַּרְכָּ֔ם (dar·kām)
Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

[and] forgotten
שָׁכְח֖וּ (šā·ḵə·ḥū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention

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

their God.
אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

• The children of Israel weep and beg for mercy!
• Because they have perverted and forgotten God!
• And they pay the price!
• The two verbs are essential!
• Perverted and forgotten!
• First, they perverted God’s word!
• Then they replaced it with man's tradition!
• Then they completely forget God’s word!

 

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86) Looking for Jeremiah
Jeremiah 3:22
“Return,
שׁ֚וּבוּ (ū·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

O faithless
שׁוֹבָבִ֔ים (šō·w·ḇā·ḇîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7726: Turning back, recusant, apostate

children,
בָּנִ֣ים (bā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1121: A son

[and] I will heal
אֶרְפָּ֖ה (’er·pāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7495: To mend, to cure

your faithlessness.”
מְשׁוּבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם (mə·šū·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem)
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 4878: Turning back, apostasy

“Here we are.
הִנְנוּ֙ (hin·nū)
Interjection | first person common plural
Strong's 2005: Lo! behold!

We come to You,
אָתָ֣נוּ (’ā·ṯā·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 857: To arrive

for
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

You
אַתָּ֖ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

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

our God.
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

• First they must return!
• So they must take the first step!
• Then God will help them recover!
• Otherwise they can forget it!
• Same for mankind!
• No step no help!
• Bad end!

 

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87) Looking for Jeremiah
Jeremiah 3:23

Surely
אָכֵ֥ן (’ā·ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's 403: Firmly, surely, but

deception
לַשֶּׁ֛קֶר (laš·še·qer)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood

[comes from] the hills,
מִגְּבָע֖וֹת (mig·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 1389: A hillock

commotion
הָמ֣וֹן (hā·mō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1995: A noise, tumult, crowd, disquietude, wealth

from the mountains,
הָרִ֑ים (hā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country

but surely
אָכֵן֙ (’ā·ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's 403: Firmly, surely, but

the salvation
תְּשׁוּעַ֖ת (tə·šū·‘aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8668: Deliverance, salvation

of Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

is in the LORD
בַּיהֹוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

our God.
אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

• Deception!
• Commotion!
• Salvation!
• Just three words!
• It’s a question of personal choice!
• We get what we choose!
• It’s up to us to make the best choice for us!
• Then we must not complain!

 

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88) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 3:24


From our youth,

מִנְּעוּרֵ֑ינוּ (min·nə·‘ū·rê·nū)

Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural

Strong's 5271: Youth, the state, the persons


that shameful [god]

וְהַבֹּ֗שֶׁת (wə·hab·bō·šeṯ)

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 1322: Shame, shameful thing


has consumed

אָֽכְלָ֛ה (’ā·ḵə·lāh)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular

Strong's 398: To eat


what our fathers

אֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū)

Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural

Strong's 1: Father


have worked for—

יְגִ֥יעַ (yə·ḡî·a‘)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 3018: Toil, a work, produce, property


their flocks

צֹאנָם֙ (ṣō·nām)

Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural

Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock


and herds,

בְּקָרָ֔ם (bə·qā·rām)

Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural

Strong's 1241: Beef cattle, ox, a herd


their sons

בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם (bə·nê·hem)

Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

Strong's 1121: A son


and daughters.

בְּנוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ (bə·nō·w·ṯê·hem)

Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural

Strong's 1323: A daughter

• Israel’s spiritual prostitution has destroyed everything their forefathers have worked for by staying faithful!
• They will lose everything they possess, cattle and children!
• It will be the same with mankind!
• But when people don’t care, what should God care!

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Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

__________________________________________________________________________

 

[JLG]

https://www.gotquestions.org/life-Jeremiah.html


Jeremiah the prophet lived in the final days of the crumbling nation of Judah. He was, appropriately, the last prophet that God sent to preach to the southern kingdom, which comprised the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. God had repeatedly warned Israel to stop their idolatrous behavior, but they would not listen, so He tore the 12 tribes asunder, sending the 10 northern tribes into captivity at the hands of the Assyrians. Then God sent Jeremiah to give Judah the last warning before He cast them out of the land, decimating the nation and sending them into captivity in the pagan kingdom of Babylon. Jeremiah, a faithful, God-fearing man, was called to tell Judah that, because of their unrepentant sin, their God had turned against them and was now prepared to remove them from the land at the hands of a pagan king.


No doubt Jeremiah, who was only about 17 when God called him, had great inner turmoil over the fate of his people, and he begged them to listen. He is known as “the weeping prophet,” because he cried tears of sadness, not only because he knew what was about to happen but because, no matter how hard he tried, the people would not listen. Furthermore, he found no human comfort. God had forbidden him to marry or have children (Jeremiah 16:2), and his friends had turned their backs on him. So, along with the burden of the knowledge of impending judgment, he also must have felt very lonely. God knew that this was the best course for Jeremiah, because He went on to tell him how horrible conditions would be in a short time, with babies, children, and adults dying “grievous” deaths, their bodies unable to even be buried, and their flesh devoured by the birds (Jeremiah 16:3-4).


Obviously, the people of Israel had become so hardened by the numbing effects of sin that they no longer believed God, nor did they fear Him. Jeremiah preached for 40 years, and not once did he see any real success in changing or softening the hearts and minds of his stubborn, idolatrous people. The other prophets of Israel had witnessed some successes, at least for a little while, but not Jeremiah. He was speaking to a brick wall; however, his words were not wasted. They were pearls being cast before swine, in a sense, and they were convicting every person who heard them and refused to heed the warning.


Jeremiah tried to make the people understand their problem was a lack of belief, trust, and faith in God, along with an absence of fear that caused them to take Him for granted. It is easy to be lulled into a false sense of security, especially when the focus is not on God. The nation of Israel, just like many nations today, had stopped putting God first and had replaced Him with false gods, those that would not make them feel guilty or convict them of sin. God had delivered His people from bondage in Egypt, had performed miracles before them, and had even parted the waters of the sea for them. In spite of all these displays of God’s power, they returned to the false practices they had learned in Egypt, even making vows to the false “queen of heaven,” along with performing the other rites and rituals that were part of the Egyptian culture and religion. God finally turned them over to their idolatry, saying, “Go ahead, then; do what you promised! Keep your vows!” (Jeremiah 44:25).


Jeremiah became discouraged. He sank into a quagmire where many believers seem to get stuck when they think their efforts are not making a difference and time is diminishing. Jeremiah was emotionally spent, even to the point of doubting God (Jeremiah 15:18), but God was not done with him. Jeremiah 15:19 records a lesson for each believer to remember in those times when he feels alone, useless, and discouraged and whose faith is wavering: “Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘If you repent, I will restore you that you may serve me; if you utter worthy, not worthless, words, you will be my spokesman. Let this people turn to you, but you must not turn to them.’” God was saying to Jeremiah, come back to Me, and I will restore to you the joy of your salvation. These are similar to the words penned by David when he repented of his sin with Bathsheba (Psalm 51:12).


What we learn from the life of Jeremiah is the comfort of knowing that, just like every believer, even great prophets of God can experience rejection, depression, and discouragement in their walk with the Lord. This is a normal part of growing spiritually, because our sinful nature fights against our new nature, that which is born of the Spirit of God, according to Galatians 5:17: “For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want.” But, just as Jeremiah found, we can know that the faithfulness of our God is infinite; even when we are unfaithful to Him, He remains steadfast (2 Timothy 2:13).


Jeremiah was given the task of delivering an unpopular, convicting message to Judah, one that caused him great mental anguish, as well as making him despised in the eyes of his people. God says that His truth sounds like “foolishness” to those who are lost, but to believers it is the very words of life (1 Corinthians 1:18). He also says that the time will come when people will not tolerate the truth (2 Timothy 4:3-4). Those in Judah in Jeremiah’s day did not want to hear what he had to say, and his constant warning of judgment annoyed them. This is true of the world today, as believers who are following God’s instructions are warning the lost and dying world of impending judgment (Revelation 3:10). Even though most are not listening, we must persevere in proclaiming truth in order to rescue some from the terrible judgment that will inevitably come.

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Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

__________________________________________________________________________

 

[JLG]

• Jeremiah was, appropriately, the last prophet that God sent to preach to the southern kingdom, which comprised the tribes of Judah and Benjamin!

• God had repeatedly warned Israel to stop their idolatrous behavior, but they would not listen, so He tore the 12 tribes asunder, sending the 10 northern tribes into captivity at the hands of the Assyrians!

• Then God sent Jeremiah to give Judah the last warning before He cast them out of the land, decimating the nation and sending them into captivity in the pagan kingdom of Babylon!

• No doubt Jeremiah, who was only about 17 when God called him, had great inner turmoil over the fate of his people, and he begged them to listen!

• Furthermore, he found no human comfort. God had forbidden him to marry or have children and his friends had turned their backs on him!

• God knew that this was the best course for Jeremiah, because He went on to tell him how horrible conditions would be in a short time, with babies, children, and adults dying “grievous” deaths, their bodies unable to even be buried, and their flesh devoured by the birds!

• Obviously, the people of Israel had become so hardened by the numbing effects of sin that they no longer believed God, nor did they fear Him!

• Jeremiah preached for 40 years, and not once did he see any real success in changing or softening the hearts and minds of his stubborn, idolatrous people!

• The nation of Israel, just like many nations today, had stopped putting God first and had replaced Him with false gods, those that would not make them feel guilty or convict them of sin!

• They returned to the false practices they had learned in Egypt, even making vows to the false “queen of heaven,” along with performing the other rites and rituals that were part of the Egyptian culture and religion!

• God finally turned them over to their idolatry, saying, “Go ahead, then; do what you promised! Keep your vows!”

• Jeremiah became discouraged

• What a hard mission!

• But there is no difference with today!

• The same is going to happen but this time it’s about mankind!

____________________________________________________________

Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

__________________________________________________________________________

 

[JLG]

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Remember that:

• Jeremiah was 17 when Yah.weh called him to transmit Yah.weh ’s message of condamnation!
• Yah.weh forbade him to marry or have children!
• His friends had turned their backs on him!
• He knew what was going to happen!
• He was let alone!
• Horrible conditions would be in a short time, with babies, children, and adults dying “grievous” deaths, their bodies unable to even be buried, and their flesh devoured by the birds!
• Jeremiah preached for 40 years but nobody listened to him!
• He became discouraged!
• What a source of encouragement when we live in a world which is coming to its end!

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Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

__________________________________________________________________________

 

[JLG]

89) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 3:25


Let us lie down

נִשְׁכְּבָ֣ה (niš·kə·ḇāh)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural

Strong's 7901: To lie down


in our shame;

בְּבָשְׁתֵּ֗נוּ (bə·ḇā·šə·tê·nū)

Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural

Strong's 1322: Shame, shameful thing


let our disgrace

כְּלִמָּתֵנוּ֒ (kə·lim·mā·ṯê·nū)

Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural

Strong's 3639: Insult, reproach, ignominy


cover us.

וּֽתְכַסֵּנוּ֮ (ū·ṯə·ḵas·sê·nū)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common plural

Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover


We have sinned

חָטָ֗אנוּ (ḥā·ṭā·nū)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural

Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn


against the LORD

לַיהוָ֨ה (Yah·weh)

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


our God,

אֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)

Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural

Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


both we

אֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ (’ă·naḥ·nū)

Pronoun - first person common plural

Strong's 587: We


and our fathers;

וַאֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּ (wa·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural

Strong's 1: Father


from our youth

מִנְּעוּרֵ֖ינוּ (min·nə·‘ū·rê·nū)

Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural

Strong's 5271: Youth, the state, the persons


even to

וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-)

Conjunctive waw | Preposition

Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while


this

הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh)

Article | Pronoun - masculine singular

Strong's 2088: This, that


day

הַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm)

Article | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 3117: A day


we have not

וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)

Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no


obeyed

שָׁמַ֔עְנוּ (šā·ma‘·nū)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural

Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently


the voice

בְּק֖וֹל (bə·qō·wl)

Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 6963: A voice, sound


of the LORD

יְהֹוָ֥ה (Yah·weh)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


our God.”

אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)

Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural

Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

• Shame!
• Disgrace!
• Sin against Yah.weh!
• We have not obeyed the voice of Yah.weh our God!
• We have just to put mankind instead of Judah or Israel and we get the same message of condemnation!

 

[JLG]

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Remember that:

• Jeremiah was 17 when Yah.weh called him to transmit Yah.weh ’s message of condamnation!
• Yah.weh forbade him to marry or have children!
• His friends had turned their backs on him!
• He knew what was going to happen!
• He was let alone!
• Horrible conditions would be in a short time, with babies, children, and adults dying “grievous” deaths, their bodies unable to even be buried, and their flesh devoured by the birds!
• Jeremiah preached for 40 years but nobody listened to him!
• He became discouraged!
• What a source of encouragement when we live in a world which is coming to its end!

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Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

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[JLG]

90) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:1


“If

אִם־ (’im-)

Conjunction

Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not


you will return,

תָּשׁ֨וּב (tā·šūḇ)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular

Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again


O Israel,

יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל ׀ (yiś·rā·’êl)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc


return

תָּשׁ֑וּב (tā·šūḇ)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular

Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again


to Me,”

אֵלַ֖י (’ê·lay)

Preposition | first person common singular

Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to


declares

נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 5002: An oracle


the LORD.

יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


“If

וְאִם־ (wə·’im-)

Conjunctive waw | Conjunction

Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not


you will remove

תָּסִ֧יר (tā·sîr)

Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular

Strong's 5493: To turn aside


your detestable idols

שִׁקּוּצֶ֛יךָ (šiq·qū·ṣe·ḵā)

Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular

Strong's 8251: Disgusting, filthy, idolatrous, an idol


from My sight

מִפָּנַ֖י (mip·pā·nay)

Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular

Strong's 6440: The face


and no longer

וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)

Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no


waver,

תָנֽוּד׃ (ṯā·nūḏ)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular

Strong's 5110: To nod, waver, to wander, flee, disappear, to console, deplore, taunt

• Return!
• Remove their detestable idols from his sight!
• No longer waver!
• Yah.weh is asking simple things!
• He is not asking a lot!
• We have to do our part!

 

[JLG]

__________________________________________________________________________
Remember that:

• Jeremiah was 17 when Yah.weh called him to transmit Yah.weh ’s message of condamnation!
• Yah.weh forbade him to marry or have children!
• His friends had turned their backs on him!
• He knew what was going to happen!
• He was let alone!
• Horrible conditions would be in a short time, with babies, children, and adults dying “grievous” deaths, their bodies unable to even be buried, and their flesh devoured by the birds!
• Jeremiah preached for 40 years but nobody listened to him!
• He became discouraged!
• What a source of encouragement when we live in a world which is coming to its end!

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Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

__________________________________________________________________________

 

[JLG]

91) Looking for Jeremiah
Jeremiah 4:2

and if you can swear,
וְנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתָּ֙ (wə·niš·ba‘·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear

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

lives,’
חַי־ (ḥay-)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

in truth,
בֶּאֱמֶ֖ת (be·’ĕ·meṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness

in justice,
בְּמִשְׁפָּ֣ט (bə·miš·pāṭ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

and in righteousness,
וּבִצְדָקָ֑ה (ū·ḇiṣ·ḏā·qāh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively

then the nations
גּוֹיִ֖ם (gō·w·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

will be blessed by Him,
וְהִתְבָּ֥רְכוּ (wə·hiṯ·bā·rə·ḵū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse

and in Him
ב֛וֹ (ḇōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

they will glory.”
יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃ (yiṯ·hal·lā·lū)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1984: To shine

• Truth!
  Justice!
• Righteousness!
• The nations could be blessed!
• But repentance is necessary!
• No repentance, no blessings!
• Everyone must play his part!

 

[JLG]

__________________________________________________________________________
Remember that:

• Jeremiah was 17 when Yah.weh called him to transmit Yah.weh ’s message of condamnation!
• Yah.weh forbade him to marry or have children!
• His friends had turned their backs on him!
• He knew what was going to happen!
• He was let alone!
• Horrible conditions would be in a short time, with babies, children, and adults dying “grievous” deaths, their bodies unable to even be buried, and their flesh devoured by the birds!
• Jeremiah preached for 40 years but nobody listened to him!
• He became discouraged!
• What a source of encouragement when we live in a world which is coming to its end!

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Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

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[JLG]

92) Looking for Jeremiah
Jeremiah 4:3

For
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

this is what
כֹ֣ה ׀ (ḵōh)
Adverb
Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

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

says
אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to the men
לְאִ֤ישׁ (lə·’îš)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of Judah
יְהוּדָה֙ (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

and Jerusalem:
וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (wə·lî·rū·šā·lim)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

“Break up
נִ֥ירוּ (nî·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 5214: To break up, freshly till

your unplowed ground,
נִ֑יר (nîr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5215: Plowing, freshly plowed land

and do not
וְאַֽל־ (wə·’al-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

sow
תִּזְרְע֖וּ (tiz·rə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 2232: To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify

among
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the thorns.
קוֹצִֽים׃ (qō·w·ṣîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6975: A thorn, thornbush

• Judah and Jerusalem are told by Yah.weh not to sow among the thorns!
• First, you need to take away the thorns!
• Then you can sow!
• The problem is that they need to take away corruption and man’s tradition to obey Yah.weh!
• There is Yah.weh’s word through the Bible!
• But people don’t care!
• They prefer to follow man’s tradition!
• But man’s tradition has never saved anybody!
• And it won’t saved anybody during the Big One!

 

[JLG]

__________________________________________________________________________
Remember that:

• Jeremiah was 17 when Yah.weh called him to transmit Yah.weh ’s message of condamnation!
• Yah.weh forbade him to marry or have children!
• His friends had turned their backs on him!
• He knew what was going to happen!
• He was let alone!
• Horrible conditions would be in a short time, with babies, children, and adults dying “grievous” deaths, their bodies unable to even be buried, and their flesh devoured by the birds!
• Jeremiah preached for 40 years but nobody listened to him!
• He became discouraged!
• What a source of encouragement when we live in a world which is coming to its end!

____________________________________________________________
Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

__________________________________________________________________________

 

[JLG]

93) Looking for Jeremiah
Jeremiah 4:4
Circumcise yourselves
הִמֹּ֣לוּ (him·mō·lū)
Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 4135: To cut short, curtail, to blunt, to destroy

to the LORD,
לַיהֹוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

remove
וְהָסִ֙רוּ֙ (wə·hā·si·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 5493: To turn aside

the foreskins
עָרְל֣וֹת (‘ā·rə·lō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 6190: The prepuce

of your hearts,
לְבַבְכֶ֔ם (lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart

O men
אִ֥ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of Judah
יְהוּדָ֖ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

and people
וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י (wə·yō·šə·ḇê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

of Jerusalem.
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (yə·rū·šā·lim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

Otherwise,
פֶּן־ (pen-)
Conjunction
Strong's 6435: Removal, lest

My wrath
חֲמָתִ֗י (ḥă·mā·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2534: Heat, anger, poison

will break out
תֵּצֵ֨א (tê·ṣê)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

like fire
כָאֵ֜שׁ (ḵā·’êš)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 784: A fire

and burn
וּבָעֲרָה֙ (ū·ḇā·‘ă·rāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish

with no
וְאֵ֣ין (wə·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

one to extinguish it,
מְכַבֶּ֔ה (mə·ḵab·beh)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3518: To be quenched or extinguished, to go out

because of
מִפְּנֵ֖י (mip·pə·nê)
Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

your evil
רֹ֥עַ (rō·a‘)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7455: Badness, evil

deeds.”
מַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃ (ma·‘al·lê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 4611: A deed, practice

• They must circumcise themselves!
• They must circumcise their hearts!
• Yah.weh’s wrath is going to break out like fire!
• And burn everything!
• Because of their evil deeds!
• It is clear like crystal!
• Being Yah.weh’s people is a pipe dream!
• Reality is different!
• Only appearances!
• But it doesn’t work!

 

[JLG]

__________________________________________________________________________
Remember that:

• Jeremiah was 17 when Yah.weh called him to transmit Yah.weh ’s message of condamnation!
• Yah.weh forbade him to marry or have children!
• His friends had turned their backs on him!
• He knew what was going to happen!
• He was let alone!
• Horrible conditions would be in a short time, with babies, children, and adults dying “grievous” deaths, their bodies unable to even be buried, and their flesh devoured by the birds!
• Jeremiah preached for 40 years but nobody listened to him!
• He became discouraged!
• What a source of encouragement when we live in a world which is coming to its end!

____________________________________________________________
Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

__________________________________________________________________________
Remember:
Biblical Hebrew has a very small number of words, about 8,000, and around 1,700 of those words are hapax legomena (being said once) in the Hebrew Bible. Modern Hebrew has about 100,000 words. For comparison modern English has over 450,000 words, and Spanish has just over 175,000 words. Standard English dictionaries typically have about 200,000 words, whereas Spanish dictionaries have about 80,000 words.
This means words often have multiple meanings determined by context.
Although yom is commonly rendered as day in English translations, the word yom can be used in different ways to refer to different time spans:

• Point of time (a specific day)
• time period of a whole or half a day:
• • Period of light (as contrasted with the period of darkness),
  • Sunrise to sunset
  • Sunset to next sunset
• General term for time ( as in 'days of our lives')
• A year "lived a lot of days"
• Time period of unspecified length. "days and days"

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The Greek language is ranked as the richest in the world with 5 million words and 70 million word types. According to Dr. MacDonald, only 600,000 Greek words are used today, making the Greek vocabulary the largest in the world and 3.5 times bigger than the English vocabulary.
Though there are 138,607 words in the Greek New Testament, only 5,394 are unique.
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