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Jeremiah 3:21

A voice is heard on the barren heights, the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy, because they have perverted their ways and forgotten the LORD their God.

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ASV

A voice is heard upon the bare heights, the weeping and the supplications of the children of Israel; because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten Jehovah their God.

KJV

A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the Lord their God.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ק֚וֹלKola soundH6963 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
שְׁפָיִ֣יםshe.fa.Yimbare heightsH8205 →
נִשְׁמָ֔עnish.Ma'[is] heardH8085 →
בְּכִ֥יbe.Khi[the] weeping ofH1065 →
תַחֲנוּנֵ֖יta.cha.nu.Nei[the] supplications ofH8469 →
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
כִּ֤יkiforH3588 →
הֶעֱוּוּ֙he.'e.Vuthey have pervertedH5753 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
דַּרְכָּ֔םdar.Kamway theirH1870 →
שָׁכְח֖וּsha.khe.Chuthey have forgottenH7911 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יְהֹוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemGod theirH430 →

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Jeremiah 2:32Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.Jeremiah 3:2“Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Is there any place where you have not been violated? You sat beside the highways waiting for your lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness.Jeremiah 31:9They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”2 Corinthians 7:10Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.Isaiah 57:11Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?Isaiah 17:10For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines—Isaiah 15:2Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.Psalms 9:17The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God.Jeremiah 18:15Yet My people have forgotten Me. They burn incense to worthless idols that make them stumble in their ways, leaving the ancient roads to walk on rutted bypaths instead of on the highway.Proverbs 19:3A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.Micah 3:9Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right,Hosea 13:6When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.Jeremiah 31:18–20I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.Numbers 22:32The angel of the LORD asked him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out to oppose you, because your way is perverse before me.Job 33:27Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.Jeremiah 30:15–17Why do you cry out over your wound? Your pain has no cure! Because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins I have done these things to you.Jeremiah 50:4–5“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God.Ezekiel 23:35Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you have forgotten Me and have cast Me behind your back, you must bear the consequences of your indecency and prostitution.’”

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About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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