Hebrew Interlinear

Jeremiah 3:9 Interlinear

And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom that she defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and with stocks

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְהָיָה֙H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2מִקֹּ֣לH6963And it came to pass through the lightnessa voice or sound
3זְנוּתָ֔הּH2184of her whoredomadultery, i.e., (figuratively) infidelity, idolatry
4וַתֶּחֱנַ֖ףH2610that she defiledto soil, especially in a moral sense
5אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
6הָאָ֑רֶץH776the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
7וַתִּנְאַ֥ףH5003and committed adulteryto commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize
8אֶתH854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
9הָאֶ֖בֶןH68with stonesa stone
10וְאֶתH854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
11הָעֵֽץ׃H6086and with stocksa tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)

Verse Context

Jeremiah 3:8And I saw when for all the causes ...
Jeremiah 3:9 (current) And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom that she defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and with stocks
Jeremiah 3:10 hath not turned ...

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