227) Looking for Jeremiah

 

227) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 8:12

Are they ashamed

הֹבִ֕שׁוּ (hō·ḇi·šū)

Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural

Strong's 3001: To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither

of their loathsome

תוֹעֵבָ֖ה (ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāh)

Noun - feminine singular

Strong's 8441: Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol

conduct?

עָשׂ֑וּ (‘ā·śū)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural

Strong's 6213: To do, make

No,

גַּם־ (gam-)

Conjunction

Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

they have no shame

לֹֽא־ (lō-)

Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no

at all,

בּ֣וֹשׁ (bō·wōš)

Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute

Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed

not even [enough]

לֹ֣א (lō)

Adverb - Negative particle

Strong's 3808: Not, no

to blush.

וְהִכָּלֵם֙ (wə·hik·kā·lêm)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct

Strong's 3637: To wound, to taunt, insult

Therefore

לָכֵ֞ן (lā·ḵên)

Adverb

Strong's 3651: So -- thus

they will fall

יִפְּל֣וּ (yip·pə·lū)

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

among the fallen.

בַנֹּפְלִ֗ים (ḇan·nō·p̄ə·lîm)

Preposition-b, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural

Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

When

בְּעֵ֧ת (bə·‘êṯ)

Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct

Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

I punish them,

פְּקֻדָּתָ֛ם (pə·qud·dā·ṯām)

Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural

Strong's 6486: Oversight, mustering, visitation, store

they will collapse,

יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ (yik·kā·šə·lū)

Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

Strong's 3782: To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall

says

אָמַ֥ר (’ā·mar)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

Strong's 559: To utter, say

the LORD.

יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

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

- They have no shame!

- Thus Yah.weh will punish them and they will collapse!

- You can’t keep playing with Yah.weh!

- When time comes, you must pay the price!

- The same will happen with mankind!