King James Version
Jeremiah 2:30 in the King James Version says “In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a de...” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.”
Jeremiah 2:30 · KJV
But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah. trouble: Heb. evil
Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.
In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee? We are: Heb. We have dominion
Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“In vain”
H7723evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, object
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“your 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
“no correction”
H4148properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“your own sword”
H2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
“like a destroying”
H7843to decay, i.e., (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
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