King James Version
Jeremiah 5:11 in the King James Version says “For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.”
Jeremiah 5:11 · KJV
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:
And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“have dealt very”
H898to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
“have dealt very”
H898to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
“For the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“of Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
“For the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“of Judah”
H3063jehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
“the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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