King James Version
Jeremiah 32:22 in the King James Version says “And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 32 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;”
Jeremiah 32:22 · KJV
Which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day, and in Israel, and among other men; and hast made thee a name, as at this day;
And hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror;
And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;
And they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them:
Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it. mounts: or, engines of shot
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And hast given”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“which thou didst swear”
H7650to seven oneself, i.e., swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
“to their fathers”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
“And hast given”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
“flowing”
H2100to flow freely (as water), i.e., (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow
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