I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.
I haue ſeene alſo in the prophets of Ieruſalem || an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walke in lies: they ſtrengthen alſo the hands of euill doers, that none doeth returne from his wickedneſſe: they are all of them vnto me as * Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.
אִישׁ , masculine noun, ʾiysh — man (value 311)
H376,
אִישׁ ʼîysh, eesh; contracted for H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation):—also, another, any (man), a certain, champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), none, one, people, person, steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare H802.man
man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
husband
human being, person (in contrast to God)
servant
mankind
champion
great man
whosoever
each (adjective)
Used in 1850 Verses, 38 Books 2146  Occurrence Count
בִּלְתִּי , feminine adjective, adverb, substantive, biltiy — not, except (value 442)
H1115,
בִּלְתִּי biltîy, bil-tee'; constructive feminine of H1086 (equivalent to H1097); properly, a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.:—because un(satiable), beside, but, continual, except, from, lest, neither, no more, none, not, nothing, save, that no, without.substantive
not, except
adverb
not
except (after preceding negation)
conjunctive
except (after an implied or expressed negation)
with preposition
so as not, in order not
an account of not, because...not
until not
Used in 107 Verses, 21 Books 112  Occurrence Count
הָיָה , verb, haya — to fall out, come to pass, become, be (value 20)
H1961,
הָיָה hâyâh, haw-yaw; a primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary):—beacon, × altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, follow, happen, × have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, × use.to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
(Qal)
—
to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
to come about, come to pass
to come into being, become
to arise, appear, come
to become
to become
to become like
to be instituted, be established
to be
to exist, be in existence
to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
to accompany, be with
(Niphal)
to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
to be done, be finished, be gone
Used in 3131 Verses, 39 Books 3543  Occurrence Count
הָלַךְ , verb, halakh — to go, come, walk (value 55)
H1980,
הָלַךְ hâlak, haw-lak'; akin to H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively):—(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, be eased, enter, exercise (self), follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, × more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), send, speedily, spread, still, surely, tale-bearer, travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-) faring man, × be weak, whirl.to go, walk, come
(Qal)
to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away
to die, live, manner of life (fig.)
(Piel)
to walk
to walk (fig.)
(Hithpael)
to traverse
to walk about
(Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk
Used in 470 Verses, 34 Books 498  Occurrence Count
חָזַק , verb, hazak — to be or grow firm or strong, strengthen (value 115)
H2388,
חָזַק châzaq, khaw-zak'; a primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer:—aid, amend, × calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore
(Qal)
to be strong, grow strong
to prevail, prevail upon
to be firm, be caught fast, be secure
to press, be urgent
to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense)
to be severe, be grievous
to strengthen
(Piel)
to make strong
to restore to strength, give strength
to strengthen, sustain, encourage
to make strong, make bold, encourage
to make firm
to make rigid, make hard
(Hiphil)
to make strong, strengthen
to make firm
to display strength
to make severe
to support
to repair
to prevail, prevail upon
to have or take or keep hold of, retain, hold up, sustain, support
to hold, contain
(Hithpael)
to strengthen oneself
to put forth strength, use one's strength
to withstand
to hold strongly with
Used in 266 Verses, 28 Books 287  Occurrence Count
יָד , feminine noun, yad — hand (value 14)
H3027,
יָד yâd, yawd; a primitive word; a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]:—( be) able, × about, armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, × bounty, broad, (broken-) handed, × by, charge, coast, consecrate, creditor, custody, debt, dominion, × enough, fellowship, force, × from, hand(-staves, -y work), × he, himself, × in, labour, large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, × mine, ministry, near, × of, × order, ordinance, × our, parts, pain, power, × presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, swear, terror, × thee, × by them, × themselves, × thine own, × thou, through, × throwing, thumb, times, × to, × under, × us, × wait on, (way-) side, where, wide, × with (him, me, you), work, yield, × yourselves.hand
hand (of man)
strength, power (fig.)
side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)
(various special, technical senses)
sign, monument
part, fractional part, share
time, repetition
axle-trees, axle
stays, support (for laver)
tenons (in tabernacle)
a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)
wrists
Used in 1445 Verses, 36 Books 1609  Occurrence Count
יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם , proper locative noun, yərushalaim — probably "foundation of peace", capital city of all Isr (value 586)
H3389,
יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם Yerûwshâlaim, yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im; rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerûwshâlayim; a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of H3390)); probably from (the passive participle of) H3384 and H7999; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine:—Jerusalem.Jerusalem = "teaching of peace"
the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split
Used in 600 Verses, 26 Books 643  Occurrence Count
יָשַׁב , verb, yashav — to sit, remain, dwell (value 312)
H3427,
יָשַׁב yâshab, yaw-shab'; a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry:—(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, × fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, × marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.to dwell, remain, sit, abide
(Qal)
to sit, sit down
to be set
to remain, stay
to dwell, have one's abode
(Niphal) to be inhabited
(Piel) to set, place
(Hiphil)
to cause to sit
to cause to abide, set
to cause to dwell
to cause (cities) to be inhabited
to marry (give an dwelling to)
(Hophal)
to be inhabited
to make to dwell
Used in 977 Verses, 38 Books 1078  Occurrence Count
כֹּל , masculine noun, kol — the whole, all (value 50)
H3605,
כֹּל kôl, kole; or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל kôwl; from H3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense):—(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).all, the whole
all, the whole of
any, each, every, anything
totality, everything
Used in 4241 Verses, 39 Books 5408  Occurrence Count
נָאַף , verb, naʾaf — to commit adultery (value 131)
H5003,
נָאַף nâʼaph, naw-af'; a primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize:—adulterer(-ess), commit(-ing) adultery, woman that breaketh wedlock.to commit adultery
(Qal)
to commit adultery
usually of man
always with wife of another
adultery (of women) (participle)
idolatrous worship (fig.)
(Piel)
to commit adultery
of man
adultery (of women) (participle)
idolatrous worship (fig.)
Used in 26 Verses, 11 Books 30  Occurrence Count
נָבִיא , masculine noun, naviyʾ — a spokesman, speaker, prophet (value 63)
H5030,
נָבִיא nâbîyʼ, naw-bee'; from H5012; a prophet or (generally) inspired man:—prophecy, that prophesy, prophet.spokesman, speaker, prophet
prophet
false prophet
heathen prophet
Used in 288 Verses, 27 Books 316  Occurrence Count
סְדֹם , proper locative noun, sədom — a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea (value 104)
H5467,
סְדֹם Çedôm, sed-ome'; from an unused root meaning to scorch; burnt (i.e. volcanic or bituminous) district; Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea:—Sodom.Sodom = "burning"
a Canaanite city, usually paired with Gomorrah, located in the area of the Dead Sea and the Jordan river; both cities destroyed by God in judgment
Used in 38 Verses, 8 Books 39  Occurrence Count
עֲמֹרָה , proper locative noun, ʿamora — a city in the Jordan Valley (value 315)
H6017,
עֲמֹרָה ʻĂmôrâh, am-o-raw'; from H6014; a (ruined) heap; Amorah, a place in Palestine:—Gomorrah.Gomorrah = "submersion"
the twin-city in evil with Sodom, both destroyed in judgment by God with fire from heaven
of iniquity (fig.)
Used in 19 Verses, 6 Books 19  Occurrence Count
רָאָה , verb, raʾa — to see (value 206)
H7200,
רָאָה râʼâh, raw-aw'; a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative):—advise self, appear, approve, behold, × certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, × indeed, × joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, × be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), × sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, × surely, × think, view, visions.to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider
(Qal)
to see
to see, perceive
to see, have vision
to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out
to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish
to look at, gaze at
(Niphal)
to appear, present oneself
to be seen
to be visible
(Pual) to be seen
(Hiphil)
to cause to see, show
to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at
(Hophal)
to be caused to see, be shown
to be exhibited to
(Hithpael) to look at each other, face
Used in 1205 Verses, 38 Books 1300  Occurrence Count
רַע , absolute state masculine plural intensive noun, raʿ — bad, evil (value 270)
H7451,
רַע raʻ, rah; from H7489; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral):—adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), + exceedingly, × great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), + mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, + not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Including feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.)adjective
bad, evil
bad, disagreeable, malignant
bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery)
evil, displeasing
bad (of its kind - land, water, etc)
bad (of value)
worse than, worst (comparison)
sad, unhappy
evil (hurtful)
bad, unkind (vicious in disposition)
bad, evil, wicked (ethically)
in general, of persons, of thoughts
deeds, actions
masculine noun
evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity
evil, distress, adversity
evil, injury, wrong
evil (ethical)
feminine noun
evil, misery, distress, injury
evil, misery, distress
evil, injury, wrong
evil (ethical)
Used in 623 Verses, 36 Books 660  Occurrence Count
רָעַע , verb, raʿaʿ — to be evil, bad (value 340)
H7489,
רָעַע râʻaʻ, raw-ah'; a primitive root; properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally):—afflict, associate selves (by mistake for 7462), break (down, in pieces), displease, (be, bring, do) evil (doer, entreat, man), show self friendly (by mistake for 7462), do harm, (do) hurt, (behave self, deal) ill, × indeed, do mischief, punish, still, vex, (do) wicked (doer, -ly), be (deal, do) worse.to be bad, be evil
(Qal)
to be displeasing
to be sad
to be injurious, be evil
to be wicked, be evil (ethically)
(Hiphil)
to do an injury or hurt
to do evil or wickedly
mischief (participle)
to break, shatter
(Qal)
to break
broken (participle)
to be broken
(Hithpolel) to be broken, be broken in pieces, be broken asunder
Used in 99 Verses, 23 Books 99  Occurrence Count
שׁוּב , verb, shuv — to turn back, return (value 308)
H7725,
שׁוּב shûwb, shoob; a primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again:—((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) × again, (cause to) answer ( again), × in any case (wise), × at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, × certainly, come again (back), × consider, continually, convert, deliver (again), deny, draw back, fetch home again, × fro, get (oneself) (back) again, × give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, × needs, be past, × pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, × surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw.to return, turn back
(Qal)
to turn back, return
to turn back
to return, come or go back
to return unto, go back, come back
of dying
of human relations (fig)
of spiritual relations (fig)
to turn back (from God), apostatise
to turn away (of God)
to turn back (to God), repent
turn back (from evil)
of inanimate things
in repetition
(Polel)
to bring back
to restore, refresh, repair (fig)
to lead away (enticingly)
to show turning, apostatise
(Pual) restored (participle)
(Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back
to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment
to bring back, refresh, restore
to bring back, report to, answer
to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)
to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse
to turn away (face), turn toward
to turn against
to bring back to mind
to show a turning away
to reverse, revoke
(Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back
(Pulal) brought back
Used in 949 Verses, 38 Books 1033  Occurrence Count
שַׁעֲרוּרָה , feminine noun, shaʿarura — a horror, horrible thing (value 781)
H8186,
שַׁעֲרוּרָה shaʻărûwrâh, shah-ar-oo-raw'; or שַׁעֲרִירִיָּה shaʻărîyrîyâh; or שַׁעֲרֻרִת shaʻărurith; feminine from H8176 in the sense of H8175; something fearful:—horrible thing.Used in 4 Verses, 2 Books 4  Occurrence Count
שֶׁקֶר , masculine noun, sheker — deception, disappointment, falsehood (value 600)
H8267,
שֶׁקֶר sheqer, sheh'-ker; from H8266; an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial):—without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood
deception (what deceives or disappoints or betrays one)
deceit, fraud, wrong
fraudulently, wrongfully (as adverb)
falsehood (injurious in testimony)
testify falsehood, false oath, swear falsely
falsity (of false or self-deceived prophets)
lie, falsehood (in general)
false tongue
in vain
Used in 109 Verses, 19 Books 113  Occurrence Count
| Jeremiah 23:14Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וּבִנְבִאֵ֨י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם רָאִ֣יתִי שַׁעֲרוּרָ֗ה נָא֞וֹף וְהָלֹ֤ךְ בַּשֶּׁ֙קֶר֙ וְחִזְּקוּ֙ יְדֵ֣י מְרֵעִ֔ים לְבִ֨לְתִּי־שָׁ֔בוּ אִ֖ישׁ מֵרָֽעָת֑וֹ הָֽיוּ־לִ֤י כֻלָּם֙ כִּסְדֹ֔ם וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ כַּעֲמֹרָֽה׃ ס |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| I have seen |
H7200raʾa |
רָאָה |
206 |
| also in the prophets |
H5030naviyʾ |
נָבִיא |
63 |
| of Jerusalem |
H3389yərushalaim |
יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם |
586 |
| an horrible thing: |
H8186shaʿarura |
שַׁעֲרוּרָה |
781 |
| they commit adultery, |
H5003naʾaf |
נָאַף |
131 |
| and walk |
H1980halakh |
הָלַךְ |
55 |
| in lies: |
H8267sheker |
שֶׁקֶר |
600 |
| they strengthen |
H2388hazak |
חָזַק |
115 |
| also the hands |
H3027yad |
יָד |
14 |
| of evildoers, |
H7489raʿaʿ |
רָעַע |
340 |
| that none |
H376ʾiysh |
אִישׁ |
311 |
| doth return |
H7725shuv |
שׁוּב |
308 |
| from his wickedness: |
H7451raʿ |
רַע |
270 |
| they are all of them unto me as Sodom, |
H5467sədom |
סְדֹם |
104 |
| and the inhabitants |
H3427yashav |
יָשַׁב |
312 |
| thereof as Gomorrah. |
H6017ʿamora |
עֲמֹרָה |
315 |
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