Jeremiah 22:9
Then people will reply, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’”
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ASV
Then they shall answer, Because they forsook the covenant of Jehovah their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
KJV
Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְאָ֣מְר֔וּ | ve.'A.me.Ru | and they will say | H559 → |
| עַ֚ל | 'al | on | H5921 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.Sher | that | H834 → |
| עָֽזְב֔וּ | 'a.ze.Vu | they forsook | H5800 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| בְּרִ֥ית | be.Rit | [the] covenant of | H1285 → |
| יְהוָ֖ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם | 'e.lo.hei.Hem | God their | H430 → |
| וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּ | vai.yish.ta.cha.Vu | and they bowed down | H7812 → |
| לֵאלֹהִ֥ים | le.lo.Him | to gods | H430 → |
| אֲחֵרִ֖ים | 'a.che.Rim | other | H312 → |
| וַיַּעַבְדֽוּם׃ ס | vai.ya.'av.Dum | and they served them | H5647 → |
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