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Thus saith the LORD , What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain? (KJV)

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כֹּ֣ה\׀kohthus

Lemma: כֹּה (koh) · Strong's: H3541

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: thus

Used 576 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 31:8, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 32:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3541; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:5 word 1

אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe says

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:5 word 2

יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:5 word 3

מַה\־mah-what?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:5 word 4

מָּצְא֨וּma.tze.'Udid they find

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:5 word 5

אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֥ם'a.vo.tei.Khemancestors your

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:5 word 6

עָ֔וֶל'A.velinjustice

Lemma: עָ֫וֶל (e.vel) · Strong's: H5766A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: injustice

Used 22 times. Also: Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:35, Deuteronomy 25:16, Deuteronomy 32:4, Job 34:10, Job 34:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5766A; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:5 word 7

כִּ֥יkithat

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 2:5 word 8

רָחֲק֖וּra.cha.Kuthey became distant

Lemma: רָחַק (ra.chaq) · Strong's: H7368

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to remove

Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 23:7, Exodus 33:7, Deuteronomy 12:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7368; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:5 word 9

מֵעָלָ֑יme.'a.Laifrom with <the> me

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:5 word 10

וַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּvai.ye.le.Khuand they walked

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980N

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to go: follow

Used 81 times. Also: Genesis 24:5, Genesis 24:8, Genesis 24:39, Genesis 24:61, Genesis 32:19, Genesis 37:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980N; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:5 word 11

אַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.Reiafter

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:5 word 12

הַהֶ֖בֶלha.He.vel<the> vanity

Lemma: הֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) · Strong's: H1892

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: vanity

Used 73 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:21, 1 Kings 16:13, 1 Kings 16:26, 2 Kings 17:15, Job 7:16, Job 9:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1892; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:5 word 13

וַיֶּהְבָּֽלוּ\׃vai.yeh.Ba.luand they became vain

Lemma: הָבַל (ha.val) · Strong's: H1891

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to become vain

Used 5 times. Also: 2 Kings 17:15, Job 27:12, Psalms 62:10, Jeremiah 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1891; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:5 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

This is what	→	כֹּה H3541 thus
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
says	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
What	→	מָה H4100 what?
fault	→	עָ֫וֶל H5766A injustice
did your fathers	→	אָב H0001G father
find	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
in Me	→
that	→	כִּי H3588A for
they strayed so far	→	רָחַק H7368 to remove
from Me	→	עַל H5921A upon
They followed	→	הָלַךְ H1980N to go: follow
. . .	→	אַחַר H0310A after
worthless idols	→	הֶ֫בֶל H1892 vanity
and became worthless themselves	→	הָבַל H1891 to become vain

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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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