King James Version
Jeremiah 7:9 in the King James Version says “Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods who...” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;”
Jeremiah 7:9 · KJV
Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.
Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.
Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations? which: Heb. whereupon my name is called
Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Will ye steal”
H1589to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive
“murder”
H7523properly, to dash in pieces, i.e., kill (a human being), especially to murder
“and swear”
H7650to seven oneself, i.e., swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
“and burn incense”
H6999to smoke, i.e., turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
“and walk”
H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“after”
H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
“gods”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“whom ye know”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
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