30) LOOKING FOR JEREMIAH
Jeremiah 3:1
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If
הֵ֣ן (hên)
Interjection
Strong's 2005: Lo! behold!
a man
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person
divorces
יְשַׁלַּ֣ח (yə·šal·laḥ)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out
his wife
אִשְׁתּוֹ֩ (’iš·tōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female
and she leaves
וְהָלְכָ֨ה (wə·hā·lə·ḵāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk
him
מֵאִתּ֜וֹ (mê·’it·tōw)
Preposition-m | Direct object marker | third person masculine singular
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case
to marry
וְהָיְתָ֣ה (wə·hā·yə·ṯāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be
another,
אַחֵ֗ר (’a·ḥêr)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other
can he ever
ע֔וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more
return
הֲיָשׁ֤וּב (hă·yā·šūḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again
to her?
אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ (’ê·le·hā)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to
Would not
הֲל֛וֹא (hă·lō·w)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no
such
הַהִ֑יא (ha·hî)
Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are
a land
הָאָ֣רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land
be completely
חָנ֥וֹף (ḥā·nō·wp̄)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 2610: To be polluted or profane
defiled?
תֶּחֱנַ֖ף (te·ḥĕ·nap̄)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 2610: To be polluted or profane
But you
וְאַ֗תְּ (wə·’at)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person feminine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you
have played the harlot
זָנִית֙ (zā·nîṯ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry
with many
רַבִּ֔ים (rab·bîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7227: Much, many, great
lovers—
רֵעִ֣ים (rê·‘îm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow
and you would return
וְשׁ֥וֹב (wə·šō·wḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again
to Me?�
אֵלַ֖י (’ê·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to
declares
נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5002: An oracle
the LORD.
יְהֹוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel
- God calls Israel a prostitute!
- She has had many lovers!
- And now she wants to come back!
- How is it possible for God to trust Israel anymore!
- Impossible!
- You can't play with God!
- Remember: he could have destroyed Israel twice but Moses prevented him to do so!
- But Israel would have to pay an expensive price adapted to their deeds!
- And every time Israel abandonned God, the connection would inexorably loosen!
- And then God said about Jerusalem restoration followed by its destruction!
- Wow!
- Quite clear except when you are blind!