223) Looking for Jeremiah

 

223) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 8:8

How

אֵיכָ֤ה (’ê·ḵāh)

Interjection

Strong's 349: How?, how!, where

can you say,

תֹֽאמְרוּ֙ (ṯō·mə·rū)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural

Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘We

אֲנַ֔חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū)

Pronoun - first person common plural

Strong's 587: We

are wise,

חֲכָמִ֣ים (ḥă·ḵā·mîm)

Adjective - masculine plural

Strong's 2450: Wise

and the law

וְתוֹרַ֥ת (wə·ṯō·w·raṯ)

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct

Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law

of the LORD

יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

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

is with us?’

אִתָּ֑נוּ (’it·tā·nū)

Preposition | first person common plural

Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

But in fact,

אָכֵן֙ (’ā·ḵên)

Adverb

Strong's 403: Firmly, surely, but

the lying

לַשֶּׁ֣קֶר (laš·še·qer)

Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood

pen

עֵ֖ט (‘êṭ)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 5842: A stylus, marking stick

of the scribes

סֹפְרִֽים׃ (sō·p̄ə·rîm)

Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 5608: To count, recount, relate

has produced

עָשָׂ֔ה (‘ā·śāh)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 6213: To do, make

a deception.

שֶׁ֥קֶר (še·qer)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood

- They say they follow Yah.weh’s Law!

- But they are liars!