Hebrew Interlinear

Jeremiah 3:9 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Jeremiah 3:9, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

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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