King James Version
Jeremiah 3:4 in the King James Version says “Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?”
Jeremiah 3:4 · KJV
Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.
Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.
Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?
Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.
The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“Wilt thou not from this time cry”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“unto me My father”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
“thou art the guide”
H441familiar; a friend, also gentle; and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle)
“of my youth”
H5271(only in plural collective or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)
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