Jeremiah 13:22
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Ifוְכִ֤י
(ve·chi)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
you sayתֹאמְרִי֙
(to·me·ri)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
in your heart,בִּלְבָבֵ֔ךְ
(bil·va·vech,)
3824: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom an unused word
Whyמַדּ֖וּעַ
(mad·du·a')
4069: why? for what reason?from mah and yada
have these thingsאֵ֑לֶּה
(el·leh;)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
happenedקְרָאֻ֣נִי
(ke·ra·'u·ni)
7122: to encounter, befalla prim. root
to me?' Because of the magnitudeבְּרֹ֧ב
(be·rov)
7230: multitude, abundance, greatnessfrom rabab
of your iniquityעֲוֹנֵ֛ךְ
(a·vo·nech)
5771: iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityfrom an unused word
Your skirtsשׁוּלַ֖יִךְ
(shu·la·yich)
7757: skirt (of a robe)from an unused word
have been removedנִגְל֥וּ
(nig·lu)
1540: to uncover, removea prim. root
And your heelsעֲקֵבָֽיִךְ׃
(a·ke·va·yich.)
6119: heel, footprint, hind partfrom an unused word
have been exposed.נֶחְמְס֥וּ
(nech·me·su)
2554: to treat violently or wronga prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And if thou say
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
in thine heart
lebab  (lay-bawb')
the heart (as the most interior organ)
Wherefore come
qara'  (kaw-raw')
befall, (by) chance, (cause to) come (upon), fall out, happen, meet.
these things upon me For the greatness
rob  (robe)
abundance (in any respect) -- abundance(-antly), all, common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), very (age).
of thine iniquity
`avon  (aw-vone')
perversity, i.e. (moral) evil -- fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
are thy skirts
shuwl  (shool)
a skirt; by implication, a bottom edge -- hem, skirt, train.
discovered
galah  (gaw-law')
to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
and thy heels
`aqeb  (aw-kabe')
a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army) -- heel, (horse-)hoof, last, lier in wait, (foot-)step.
made bare
chamac  (khaw-mas')
to be violent; by implication, to maltreat -- make bare, shake off, violate, do violence, take away violently, wrong, imagine wrongfully.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"If you say in your heart, 'Why have these things happened to me?' Because of the magnitude of your iniquity Your skirts have been removed And your heels have been exposed.

King James Bible
And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And when you ask yourself, "Why have these things happened to me?" It is because of your great guilt that your skirts have been stripped off, your body exposed.

International Standard Version
When you say to yourselves, 'Why have all these things happened to me?' It's because of the extent of your iniquity that your skirt has been lifted up, and your heels have suffered violence.

NET Bible
You will probably ask yourself, 'Why have these things happened to me? Why have I been treated like a disgraced adulteress whose skirt has been torn off and her limbs exposed?' It is because you have sinned so much.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If you ask yourself, "Why do these things happen to me?" it's because you have so many sins. Your clothes have been torn off and your limbs are bare.

King James 2000 Bible
And if you say in your heart, Why come these things upon me? For the greatness of your iniquity are your skirts uncovered, and your heels made bare.
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