Jeremiah Chapter 3 verse 3 Holy Bible
Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; yet thou hast a harlot's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.
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So the showers have been kept back, and there has been no spring rain; still your brow is the brow of a loose woman, you will not let yourself be shamed.
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And the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; but thou hast a harlot's forehead, thou refusest to be ashamed.
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Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.
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Therefore the showers have been withheld, and there has been no latter rain; yet you have a prostitute's forehead, you refused to be ashamed.
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And withheld are showers, and gathered rain hath not been. The forehead of a whorish woman thou hast, Thou hast refused to be ashamed.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) Therefore the showers . . .--Outward calamities were looked upon as chastisements for these sins. There had apparently been a severe drought in the reign of Josiah (Jeremiah 9:12; Jeremiah 25:1-6). There had been no showers in spring, no "latter rain" in autumn. So like calamities are described in Amos 4:7; Haggai 1:11; Joel 1:18-20. The influence of the newly-discovered book of Deuteronomy (2Chronicles 34:14; 2Kings 22:8) had doubtless given a fresh emphasis to this view of natural disasters. . . . Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewTherefore the showersרְבִבִ֔ים (rə·ḇi·ḇîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 7241: Abundant showershave been withheld,וַיִּמָּנְע֣וּ (way·yim·mā·nə·‘ū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 4513: To debar, from benefit, injuryand noל֣וֹא (lō·w)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nospring rainsוּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ (ū·mal·qō·wōš)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4456: The spring rain, eloquencehave fallen.הָיָ֑ה (hā·yāh)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, beYet you haveהָ֣יָה (hā·yāh)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bethe brazen lookוּמֵ֨צַח (ū·mê·ṣaḥ)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4696: Brow, foreheadof a prostitute;אִשָּׁ֤ה (’iš·šāh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 802: Woman, wife, femaleyou refusedמֵאַ֖נְתְּ (mê·’ant)Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person feminine singularStrong's 3985: To refuseto be ashamed.הִכָּלֵֽם׃ (hik·kā·lêm)Verb - Nifal - Infinitive constructStrong's 3637: To wound, to taunt, insultJump to PreviousAshamed Blush Brazen Brow Fallen Forehead Gathered Hadst Harlot's Kept Latter Prostitute Prostitute's Rain Rains Refuse Refused Shame Shamed Showers Spring Whorish Withheld Withholden
