King James Version
Jeremiah 2:33 in the King James Version says “Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.”
Jeremiah 2:33 · KJV
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.
Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.
Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these. secret: Heb. digging
Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.
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properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
“Why trimmest”
H3190to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
“thou thy way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
“to seek”
H1245to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“therefore hast thou also taught”
H3925properly, to goad, i.e., (by implication) to teach (the rod being an middle eastern incentive)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“thou thy way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
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