King James Version
Jeremiah 2:16 in the King James Version says “Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head. have: or, feed on thy crown” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head. have: or, feed on thy crown”
Jeremiah 2:16 · KJV
Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled? spoiled: Heb. become a spoil?
The young lions roared upon him, and yelled , and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant. yelled: Heb. gave out their voice
Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head. have: or, feed on thy crown
Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?
And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
“Also the children”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“have broken”
H7462to tend a flock; i.e., pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frie
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