King James Version
Jeremiah 5:10 in the King James Version says “Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD'S.” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD'S.”
Jeremiah 5:10 · KJV
They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife.
Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD'S.
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.
They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Go ye up”
H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“for they are not the LORD'S”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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