Jeremiah 2:22 Go deeper
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For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD . (KJV)
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כִּ֤יkithat
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:22 word 1
אִם\־'im-though
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:22 word 2
תְּכַבְּסִי֙te.kha.be.Siyou will wash
Lemma: כָּבַס (ka.vas) · Strong's: H3526H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVpi2fs)
Meaning: to wash
Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 49:11, Exodus 19:10, Exodus 19:14, Leviticus 6:27, Leviticus 11:25, Leviticus 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3526H; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:22 word 3
בַּנֶּ֔תֶרba.Ne.terwith <the> soda
Lemma: נֶ֫תֶר (ne.ter) · Strong's: H5427
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: lye
Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 25:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5427; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:22 word 4
וְתַרְבִּי\־ve.tar.bi-so you may increase
Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVhu2fs)
Meaning: to multiply
Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:22 word 5
בֹּרִ֑יתbo.Ritsoap
Lemma: בֹּרִית (bo.rit) · Strong's: H1287
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: lye
Used 2 times. Also: Malachi 3:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1287; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:22 word 6
נִכְתָּ֤םnikh.Tam[is] stained
Lemma: כָּתַם (ka.tam) · Strong's: H3799
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: be stained
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3799; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:22 word 7
עֲוֹנֵךְ֙'a.vo.neKhiniquity your
Lemma: עָוֺן (a.van) · Strong's: H5771H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: iniquity: guilt
Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 44:16, Exodus 28:38, Exodus 28:43, 1 Samuel 20:1, 1 Samuel 20:8, 1 Samuel 25:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5771H; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:22 word 8
לְפָנַ֔יle.fa.Nai<to> before me
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:22 word 9
נְאֻ֖םne.'Um[the] utterance of
Lemma: נְאֻם (ne.um) · Strong's: H5002
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: utterance
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 22:16, Numbers 14:28, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5002; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:22 word 10
אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.Nai[the] Lord
Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Lord
Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:22 word 11
יְהוִֽה\׃Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוִה (ye.ho.vih) · Strong's: H3069
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: YHWH/God
Used 306 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Deuteronomy 3:24, Deuteronomy 9:26, Joshua 7:7, Judges 6:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3069; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:22 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Although | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| . . . | → | אִם H0518A if |
| you wash | → | כָּבַס H3526H to wash |
| with lye | → | נֶ֫תֶר H5427 lye |
| and use an abundance | → | רָבָה H7235A to multiply |
| of soap | → | בֹּרִית H1287 lye |
| the stain | → | כָּתַם H3799 be stained |
| of your guilt | → | עָוֺן H5771H iniquity: guilt |
| is still before Me | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| declares | → | נְאֻם H5002 utterance |
| the Lord | → | אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord |
| GOD | → | יְהֹוִה H3069 YHWH/God |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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