King James Version
Jeremiah 8:4 in the King James Version says “Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not retu...” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?”
Jeremiah 8:4 · KJV
And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.
And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts.
Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?
Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.
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properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
“Shall they fall”
H5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“and not arise”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
“and not return”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“and not return”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
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