New American Standard Bible 1995

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Jeremiah

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"Also among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: The committing of adultery and walking in falsehood; And they strengthen the hands of evildoers, So that no one has turned back from his wickedness. All of them have become to Me like Sodom, And her inhabitants like Gomorrah.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"Also among the prophets a spokesman, speaker, prophet Noun H5030 וּבִנְבִאֵ֨י u·vin·vi·'ei
of Jerusalem probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr. Noun H3389 יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם ye·ru·sha·lim
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I have seen to see Verb H7200 רָאִ֣יתִי ra·'i·ti
a horrible thing: a horror, horrible thing Noun H8186 שַׁעֲרוּרָ֗ה sha·'a·ru·rah
The committing of adultery to commit adultery Verb H5003 נָאֹ֞וף na·'o·vf
and walking to go, come, walk Verb H1980 וְהָלֹ֤ךְ ve·ha·loch
in falsehood; deception, disappointment, falsehood Noun H8267 בַּשֶּׁ֙קֶר֙ ba·she·ker
And they strengthen to be or grow firm or strong, strengthen Verb H2388 וְחִזְּקוּ֙ ve·chiz·ze·ku
the hands hand Noun H3027 יְדֵ֣י ye·dei
of evildoers, to be evil, bad Verb H7489 מְרֵעִ֔ים me·re·'im,
So that no not, except sub H1115 לְבִ֨לְתִּי־ le·vil·ti-
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one man Noun H376 אִ֖ישׁ ish
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One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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has turned back to turn back, return Verb H7725 שָׁ֔בוּ sha·vu,
from his wickedness. evil, misery, distress, injury H7463    
All the whole, all Noun H3605 כֻלָּם֙ chul·lam
of them have become to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 הָֽיוּ־ hai·u-
to Me like Sodom, a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea Noun H5467 כִּסְדֹ֔ם kis·dom,
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And her inhabitants to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ ve·yo·she·vei·ha
like Gomorrah. a city in the Jordan Valley Noun H6017 כַּעֲמֹרָֽה׃ ka·'a·mo·rah.
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Locations

Gomorrah

GOMORRAHgo-mor'-a (`amorah; Septuagint and New Testament Gomorra, or Gomorra; Arabic Ghamara, "to overwhelm with water"): One of the CITIES OF THE PLAIN (which see) destroyed by fire from heaven in the time of Abraham and Lot (Genesis 19:23-29). It was located probably in the plain South of the Dead Sea, now covered with water. See ARABAH; CITIES OF THE PLAI... View Details

Jerusalem

JERUSALEMje-roo'-sa-lem:I. THE NAME1. In Cuneiform2. In Hebrew3. In Greek and Latin4. The Meaning of Jerusalem5. Other NamesII. GEOLOGY, CLIMATE AND SPRINGS1. Geology2. Climate and Rainfall3. The Natural SpringsIII. THE NATURAL SITE1. The Mountains Around2. The Valleys3. The HillsIV. GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM1. Description of Josephus2. Summary of the... View Details

Sodom

SODOMsod'-um (cedhom; Sodoma) One of the 5 CITIES OF THE PLAIN (which see), destroyed by fire from heaven in the time of Abraham and Lot (Genesis 19:24). The wickedness of the city became proverbial. The sin of sodomy was an offense against nature frequently connected with idolatrous practices (see Rawlinson, History of Phoenicia). See SODOMITE. The fate of... View Details

Sodom and Gomorrah

SODOMsod'-um (cedhom; Sodoma) One of the 5 CITIES OF THE PLAIN (which see), destroyed by fire from heaven in the time of Abraham and Lot (Genesis 19:24). The wickedness of the city became proverbial. The sin of sodomy was an offense against nature frequently connected with idolatrous practices (see Rawlinson, History of Phoenicia). See SODOMITE. The fate of... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "Also among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: The committing of adultery and walking in falsehood; And they strengthen the hands of evildoers, So that no one has turned back from his wickedness. All of them have become to Me like Sodom, And her inhabitants like Gomorrah.
King James Bible "Also among I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a an horrible thing: The committing of adultery they commit adultery, and walking walk in falsehood; And lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, So that no one has turned back none doth return from his wickedness. All wickedness: they are all of them have become to Me like unto me as Sodom, And her and the inhabitants like thereof as Gomorrah.
Hebrew Greek English "Also among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: The committing of adultery and walking in falsehood; And they strengthen the hands of evildoers, So that no one has turned back from his wickedness. All of them have become to Me like Sodom, And her inhabitants like Gomorrah.