Jeremiah 16:10 KJV
And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?
Words Then and Now
- shew to show Still heard today: show, the same word; shewn is still a British legal spelling Webster’s 1828 · Show
- Wherefore why; therefore Still heard today: the whys and wherefores, the reasons Webster’s 1828 · Wherefore
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Thou and Ye
- thou, thee 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?
Matthew Henry
- The justice of God in these judgmentsHere seems to be the language of those who quarrel at the word of God, and instead of humbling and condemning themselves, justify themselves, as though God...
Cross References
- Jeremiah 5:19 And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
- Deuteronomy 29:24–25 Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger? …
- 1 Kings 9:8–9 And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house? …
- Jeremiah 13:22 And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.
- Jeremiah 2:35 Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.
- Jeremiah 22:8–9 And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city? …
- Hosea 12:8 And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
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Topics
- Blindness Spiritual
- Idolatry Warnings against, and punishments of
- Israel, prophecies concerning Of war and other judgments
- Judgments Misunderstood
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible629–588 BC · Jeremiah, in the days of Josiah, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah
Bible Dictionary
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew וְהָיָה wĕhāyâ Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and כִּי kî Conjunction תַגִּיד taggîd נָגַד Verb · hiphil imperfect, second person masculine singular
- this people לָעָם lāʿām עַם Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
- all these words הַזֶּה hazzê Pronoun · with the אֵת ʾēt Object marker כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct הַדְּבָרִים haddĕbārîm דָּבָר Noun · masculine plural · with the
- and they shall say הָאֵלֶּה hāʾēllê Pronoun · with the וְאָמְרוּ wĕʾāmĕrû אָמַר Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person common plural · with and
- unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD אֵלֶיךָ ʾēlêkā Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine singular יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- pronounced דִבֶּר dibber דָבַר Verb · piel perfect, third person masculine singular
- all this great אֵת ʾēt Object marker כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct הַגְּדוֹלָה haggĕdôlâ גָּדוֹל Adjective · feminine singular · with the
- evil הָרָעָה hārāʿâ רַע Noun · feminine singular · with the
- against us? or what is our iniquity עַל ʿal Preposition מֶה mê Interrogative עָלֵינוּ ʿālênû Preposition · with suffix: first person common plural עֲוֺנֵנוּ ʿăwōnēnû עָוֺן Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with suffix: first person common plural
- or what is our sin וּמֶה ûmê Interrogative · with and וּמֶה ûmê Interrogative · with and חַטָּאתֵנוּ ḥaṭṭāʾtēnû חַטָּאָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: first person common plural
- that we have committed הַזֹּאת hazzōʾt Pronoun · with the אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative חָטָאנוּ ḥāṭāʾnû חָטָא Verb · qal perfect, first person common plural
- against the LORD לַיהוָה layhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name · with preposition
- our God אֱלֹהֵינוּ ʾĕlōhênû אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: first person common plural
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