New American Standard Bible 1995

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Jeremiah

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Thus says the LORD, "What injustice did your fathers find in Me, That they went far from Me And walked after emptiness and became empty?

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Thus thus, here Adverb H3541 כֹּ֣ה koh
says to utter, say Verb H559 אָמַ֣ר a·mar
the LORD, the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 יְהוָ֗ה Yah·weh
"What what? how? anything Pronoun H4100 מַה־ mah-
injustice injustice, unrighteousness Noun H5766 עָ֔וֶל a·vel,
did your fathers father Noun H1 אֲבֹותֵיכֶ֥ם a·vo·v·tei·chem
find to attain to, find Verb H4672 מָּצְא֨וּ ma·tze·'u
in Me, That they went far to be or become far or distant Verb H7368 רָחֲק֖וּ ra·cha·ku
from Me And walked to go, come, walk Verb H1980 וַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּ vai·ye·le·chu
after the hind or following part Adverb H310 אַחֲרֵ֥י a·cha·rei
emptiness vapor, breath Noun H1892 הַהֶ֖בֶל ha·he·vel
and became empty? to act emptily, become vain Verb H1891 וַיֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃ vai·yeh·ba·lu.

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Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Thus says the LORD, "What injustice did your fathers find in Me, That they went far from Me And walked after emptiness and became empty?
King James Bible Thus says saith the LORD, "What injustice did What iniquity have your fathers find found in Me, That me, that they went are gone far from Me And me, and have walked after emptiness vanity, and became empty?are become vain?
Hebrew Greek English Thus says the LORD, "What injustice did your fathers find in Me, That they went far from Me And walked after emptiness and became empty?