Jeremiah Chapter 16 verse 11 Holy Bible
Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith Jehovah, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
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Then you will say to them, Because your fathers have given me up, says the Lord, and have gone after other gods and become their servants and their worshippers, and have given me up and have not kept my law;
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then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith Jehovah, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
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Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
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Then shall you tell them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, says Yahweh, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshiped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
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Then thou hast said unto them: Because that your fathers have forsaken Me, An affirmation of Jehovah, And go after other gods, and serve them, And they bow themselves to them, And Me have forsaken, and My law not kept,
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThen you are to answer them:וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (wə·’ā·mar·tā)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say‘[It is] becauseעַל֩ (‘al)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstyour fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֤ם (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem)Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralStrong's 1: Fatherhave forsakenעָזְב֨וּ (‘ā·zə·ḇū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permitMe,’אוֹתִי֙ (’ō·w·ṯî)Direct object marker | first person common singularStrong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative casedeclaresנְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 5002: An oraclethe LORD,יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel‘and followedוַיֵּלְכ֗וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים (’ă·ḥê·rîm)Adjective - masculine pluralStrong's 312: Hinder, next, othergods,אֱלֹהִ֣ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativeand servedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּם (way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏūm)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine pluralStrong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslaveand worshiped them.וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ (way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 7812: To depress, prostrateThey abandoned Meעָזָ֔בוּ (‘ā·zā·ḇū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permitand did notלֹ֥א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nokeepשָׁמָֽרוּ׃ (šā·mā·rū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend toMy instruction.תּוֹרָתִ֖י (tō·w·rā·ṯî)Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 8451: Direction, instruction, lawJump to PreviousAffirmation Bowed Declares Fathers Followed Forefathers Forsaken Forsook Gods Kept Law Servants Served Walked Worshiped Worshipped Worshippers
