King James Version
Jeremiah 44:4 in the King James Version says “Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable ...” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 44 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.”
Jeremiah 44:4 · KJV
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein,
Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, whom they knew not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers.
Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.
Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as at this day.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Howbeit I sent”
H7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“rising early”
H7925literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e., to start early in the morning
“Howbeit I sent”
H7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“thing”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“not this abominable”
H8441properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e., (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
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