“The priests said not, Where is the Lord? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.”
Jeremiah 2:8 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Jeremiah 2:819 words
HebrewMeaning
הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֗יםhakōhăniym
the priestsparticleH3548
own · priest · prince · principal officer
לֹ֤אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
אָֽמְרוּ֙ʾāmərw
they saidverbH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אַיֵּ֣הʾayēh
where?particleH346
יְהוָ֔הyəhwāh
is YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
וְ/תֹפְשֵׂ֤יwətōpəśēy
and those who handledconjH8610
handle · (lay · take) hold (on · over) ···
הַ/תּוֹרָה֙hatwōrāh
the lawparticleH8451
לֹ֣אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יְדָע֔וּ/נִיyədāʿwniy
they knew meverbH3045
acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···
וְ/הָ/רֹעִ֖יםwəhārōʿiym
and the shepherdsconjH7462
break · keep company with · devour · eat up ···
פָּ֣שְׁעוּpāšəʿw
they rebelledverbH6586
rebel · revolt · transgress(-ion · -or)
בִ֑/יbiy
pron
וְ/הַ/נְּבִיאִים֙wəhanəbiyʾiym
and the prophetsconjH5030
that prophesy · prophet
נִבְּא֣וּnibəʾw
they prophesiedverbH5012
make self a prophet
בַ/בַּ֔עַלbabaʿal
by BaalpronH1168
Baalim
וְ/אַחֲרֵ֥יwəʾaḥărēy
and afterconjH310
-ward) · again · at · away from ···
לֹֽאlōʾ
things which notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יוֹעִ֖לוּywōʿilw
they profitedverbH3276
at all · can do good · (be · have) profit
הָלָֽכוּhālākw
they walkedverbH1980
apace · behave · come · continually ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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