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Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. (KJV)

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מַדּ֨וּעַma.Du.a'why?

Lemma: מַדּוּעַ (mad.du.a) · Strong's: H4069

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: why?

Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 26:27, Genesis 40:7, Exodus 1:18, Exodus 2:18, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4069; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:5 word 1

שׁוֹבְבָ֜הsho.Vahhas it turned away

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: to return: turn back

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 27:44, Genesis 27:45, Exodus 32:12, Numbers 14:43, Numbers 23:20, Numbers 25:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725I; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:5 word 2

הָעָ֥םha.'Amthe people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

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

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:5 word 3

הַזֶּ֛הha.Zeh<the> this

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:5 word 4

יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalem

Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Jerusalem

Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:5 word 5

מְשֻׁבָ֣הme.shu.Vahapostasy

Lemma: מְשׁוּבָה (me.shu.vah) · Strong's: H4878

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: faithlessness

Used 11 times. Also: Proverbs 1:32, Jeremiah 2:19, Jeremiah 3:6, Jeremiah 3:8, Jeremiah 3:11, Jeremiah 3:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4878; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:5 word 6

נִצַּ֑חַתni.Tza.chatenduring

Lemma: נָצַח (na.tsach) · Strong's: H5329

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrfsa)

Meaning: to conduct

Used 65 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 15:21, 1 Chronicles 23:4, 2 Chronicles 2:2, 2 Chronicles 2:18, 2 Chronicles 34:12, 2 Chronicles 34:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5329; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:5 word 7

הֶחֱזִ֙יקוּ֙he.che.Zi.kuthey have kept hold

Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)

Meaning: to strengthen: hold

Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 19:16, Genesis 21:18, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:2, Deuteronomy 22:25, Deuteronomy 25:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2388H; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:5 word 8

בַּתַּרְמִ֔יתba.tar.Miton <the> deceitfulness

Lemma: תַּרְמִית (tar.mit) · Strong's: H8649B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: deceitfulness

Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 119:118, Jeremiah 23:26, Zephaniah 3:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8649B; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:5 word 9

מֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.Nuthey have refused

Lemma: מָאֵן (ma.en) · Strong's: H3985

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)

Meaning: to refuse

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 37:35, Genesis 39:8, Genesis 48:19, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 7:14, Exodus 10:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3985; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:5 word 10

לָשֽׁוּב\׃la.Shuvto return

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to return: return

Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:5 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Why [then]	→	מַדּוּעַ H4069 why?
have these	→	זֶה H2088 this
people	→	עַם H5971A people
turned away	→	שׁוּב H7725I to return: turn back
Why does Jerusalem	→	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem
always turn away	→	מְשׁוּבָה H4878 faithlessness
. . .	→	נָצַח H5329 to conduct
They cling	→	חָזַק H2388H to strengthen: hold
to deceit	→	תַּרְמִית H8649B deceitfulness
they refuse	→	מָאֵן H3985 to refuse
to return	→	שׁוּב H7725I to return: turn back

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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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