219) Looking for Jeremiah

 

219) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 8:4

So you are to tell

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (wə·’ā·mar·tā)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular

Strong's 559: To utter, say

them

אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם (’ă·lê·hem)

Preposition | third person masculine plural

Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

this is what

כֹּ֚ה (kōh)

Adverb

Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

the LORD

יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

says:

אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘Do [men] fall

הֲיִפְּל֖וּ (hă·yip·pə·lū)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

and not

וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)

Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no

get up again?

יָק֑וּמוּ (yā·qū·mū)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

Does one turn away

יָשׁ֖וּב (yā·šūḇ)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

and not

וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)

Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no

return?

יָשֽׁוּב׃ (yā·šūḇ)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

- Do men fall and get up again?

- Does one turn away and not return?

- To fall and turn away again!

- There are only repetitions!

- They are good to nothing!

- They never understand!

- Because they don’t want to!