Jeremiah 16:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Then you are to sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣
(ve·'a·mar·ta)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to them, '[It is] becauseעַל֩
(al)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
your forefathersאֲבֹותֵיכֶ֤ם
(a·vo·v·tei·chem)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
have forsakenעָזְב֨וּ
(a·ze·vu)
5800a: to leave, forsake, loosea prim. root
Me,' declaresנְאֻם־
(ne·'um-)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the LORD,יְהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
'and have followedוַיֵּלְכ֗וּ
(vai·ye·le·chu)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים
(a·che·rim,)
312: anotherfrom achar
godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
and servedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּם
(vai·ya·'av·dum)
5647: to work, servea prim. root
them and bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ
(vai·yish·ta·cha·vu)
7812: to bow downa prim. root
to them; but Me they have forsakenעָזָ֔בוּ
(a·za·vu,)
5800a: to leave, forsake, loosea prim. root
and have not keptשָׁמָֽרוּ׃
(sha·ma·ru.)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
My law.תֹּורָתִ֖י
(to·v·ra·ti)
8451: direction, instruction, lawfrom yarah


















KJV Lexicon
Then shalt thou say
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto them Because your fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
have forsaken
`azab  (aw-zab')
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc. -- commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, surely.
me saith
n'um  (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
and have walked
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
other
'acher  (akh-air')
hinder; generally, next, other, etc. -- (an-)other man, following, next, strange.
gods
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
and have served
`abad  (aw-bad')
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
them and have worshipped
shachah  (shaw-khaw')
to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
them and have forsaken
`azab  (aw-zab')
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc. -- commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, surely.
me and have not kept
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
my law
towrah  (to-raw')
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch -- law.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Then you are to say to them, 'It is because your forefathers have forsaken Me,' declares the LORD, 'and have followed other gods and served them and bowed down to them; but Me they have forsaken and have not kept My law.

King James Bible
Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then you will answer them: Because your fathers abandoned Me"--this is the LORD's declaration--"and followed other gods, served them, and worshiped them. Indeed, they abandoned Me and did not keep My instruction.

International Standard Version
Then say to them, 'It is because your ancestors abandoned me,' declares the LORD. 'They followed other gods, served them, worshipped them, abandoned me, and didn't keep my Law.

NET Bible
Then tell them that the LORD says, 'It is because your ancestors rejected me and paid allegiance to other gods. They have served them and worshiped them. But they have rejected me and not obeyed my law.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then say to them, 'It's because your ancestors abandoned me, declares the LORD. They followed other gods, served them, worshiped them, and abandoned me. They didn't obey my teachings.

King James 2000 Bible
Then shall you say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, says the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshiped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
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