What Does Jeremiah 16:11 Mean?

“Then shalt thou say”

to say (used with great latitude)

near, with or among; often in general, to

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“have forsaken”

to loosen, i.e., relinquish, permit, etc

“unto them Because your fathers”

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“me saith”

an oracle

“the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

“after”

properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

“gods”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

“other”

properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc

“and have served”

to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc

“them and have worshipped”

to depress, i.e., prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or god)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“have forsaken”

to loosen, i.e., relinquish, permit, etc

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“my law”

a precept or statute, especially the decalogue or pentateuch

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“me and have not kept”

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc