Hebrew Interlinear

Jeremiah 44:8 Interlinear

In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands burning incense gods unto other in the land of Egypt whither ye be gone to dwell that ye might cut yourselves off and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations in the land

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1לְהַכְעִסֵ֙נִי֙H3707In that ye provoke me unto wrathto trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant
2בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣יH4639with the worksan action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
3יְדֵיכֶ֔םH3027of your handsa hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
4לְקַטֵּ֞רH6999burning incenseto smoke, i.e., turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
5לֵאלֹהִ֤יםH430godsgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
6אֲחֵרִים֙H312unto otherproperly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc
7הָאָֽרֶץ׃H776in the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
8מִצְרַ֔יִםH4714of Egyptmitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt
9אֲשֶׁרH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
10אַתֶּ֥םH859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
11בָּאִ֖יםH935whither ye be goneto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
12לָג֣וּרH1481to dwellproperly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e., sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place);
13שָׁ֑םH8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
14לְמַ֙עַן֙H4616properly, heed, i.e., purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
15הַכְרִ֣יתH3772that ye might cut yourselves offto cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e., make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutt
16לָכֶ֔םH0
17וּלְמַ֤עַןH4616properly, heed, i.e., purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
18הֱיֽוֹתְכֶם֙H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
19לִקְלָלָ֣הH7045and that ye might be a cursevilification
20וּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הH2781and a reproachcontumely, disgrace, the pudenda
21בְּכֹ֖לH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
22גּוֹיֵ֥יH1471among all the nationsa foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
23הָאָֽרֶץ׃H776in the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Verse Context

Jeremiah 44:7 Therefore now thus saith the LORD the God of hosts...
Jeremiah 44:8 (current)In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands burning incense gods unto other in the land of Egypt whither ye be gone to dwell that ye might cut yourselves off and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations in the land
Jeremiah 44:9Have ye forgotten and the wickedness of your fathers and the wickedness...

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