Jeremiah 11:15 KJV
What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.
Words Then and Now
- wrought made; worked Still heard today: wrought iron, iron worked by hand Webster’s 1828 · Work
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Thou and Ye
- thee, thou one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Scofield Notes
- holy fleshSee Hag 2:12 i.e. to what purpose the "holy flesh" of sacrifices? Its efficacy is "passed from thee" who rejoicest in evil. Cf. Isa 1:13–15.
Matthew Henry
- Their utter ruinEvil pursues sinners, and entangles them in snares, out of which they cannot free themselves. Now, in their distress, their many gods and many altars stand...
Thompson Chains
- Israel (2)See the chain from Exodus 6:7 · 7 links
- AdulterySee the chain from Judges 2:17 · 13 links
- Sin LovedSee the chain from Job 15:16 · 6 links
Parallel Passages
- Jeremiah 12:7 I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Proverbs 2:14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
- Psalms 50:16 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
- Proverbs 10:23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
- Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
- Proverbs 21:27 The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
- Proverbs 26:18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
- Proverbs 28:9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
- Isaiah 1:11–15 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. …
- Isaiah 50:1 Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.
- Jeremiah 2:2 Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
- Jeremiah 3:1–2 They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD. …
- Jeremiah 3:8 And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.
- Jeremiah 3:14 Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
- Jeremiah 7:8–11 Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit. …
- Jeremiah 12:7 I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.
- Jeremiah 15:1 Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.
- Ezekiel 16:25–34 Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms. …
- Ezekiel 23:2–21 Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother: …
- Hosea 3:1 Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.
- Haggai 2:12–14 If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No. …
- Matthew 22:11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:
- Luke 8:28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
- Romans 11:28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.
- 1 Corinthians 13:6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
- Titus 1:15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
- James 4:16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
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Topics
- Backsliders Backsliding of Israel
- Israel, prophecies concerning Of war and other judgments
- Wicked (people) Described
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible629–588 BC · Jeremiah, in the days of Josiah, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah
Hebrew and Strong’s
- What hath my beloved מֶה mê Interrogative לִידִידִי lîdîdî יְדִיד Adjective · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: first person common singular
- to do in mine house בְּבֵיתִי bĕbêtî בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: first person common singular
- she hath wrought עֲשׂוֹתָהּ ʿăśôtāh עָשָׂה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with suffix: third person feminine singular
- lewdness הַמְזִמָּתָה hamzimmātâ מְזִמָּה Noun · feminine singular · with the
- with many הָרַבִּים hārabbîm רַב Adjective · masculine plural · with the
- and the holy קֹדֶשׁ qōdeš קֹדֶשׁ Noun · masculine singular
- flesh וּבְשַׂר ûbĕśar בָּשָׂר Noun · masculine singular construct · with and
- is passed יַעַבְרוּ yaʿabrû עָבַר Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural
- from thee? when thou doest evil מֵעָלָיִךְ mēʿālāyik Preposition · with suffix: second person feminine singular כִּי kî Conjunction רָעָתֵכִי rāʿātēkî רַע Adjective · feminine singular construct · with suffix: second person feminine singular
- then thou rejoicest אָז ʾāz Adverb תַּעֲלֹזִי taʿălōzî עָלַז Verb · qal imperfect, second person feminine singular
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