Jeremiah 3:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Therefore the showersרְבִבִ֔ים
(re·vi·vim,)
7241: abundant showersfrom rabab
have been withheld,וַיִּמָּנְע֣וּ
(vai·yim·ma·ne·'u)
4513: to withhold, hold backa prim. root
And there has beenהָיָ֑ה
(ha·yah;)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
noלֹ֣וא
(lo·v)
3808: nota prim. adverb
spring rain.וּמַלְקֹ֖ושׁ
(u·mal·ko·vsh)
4456: latter rain, spring rainfrom the same as leqesh
Yet you hadהָ֣יָה
(ha·yah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
a harlot'sאִשָּׁ֤ה
(i·shah)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
forehead;וּמֵ֨צַח
(u·me·tzach)
4696: brow, foreheadof uncertain derivation
You refusedמֵאַ֖נְתְּ
(me·'an·te)
3985: to refusea prim. root
to be ashamed.הִכָּלֵֽם׃
(hik·ka·lem.)
3637: to be humiliateda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Therefore the showers
rabiyb  (raw-beeb')
a rain (as an accumulation of drops) -- shower.
have been withholden
mana`  (maw-nah')
to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury -- deny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold.
and there hath been no latter rain
malqowsh  (mal-koshe')
the spring rain; figuratively, eloquence -- latter rain.
and thou hadst a whore's
zanah  (zaw-naw')
to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
forehead
metsach  (may'-tsakh)
the forehead (as open and prominent) -- brow, forehead, + impudent.
thou refusedst
ma'en  (maw-ane')
to refuse -- refuse, utterly.
to be ashamed
kalam  (kaw-lawm')
to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult -- be (make) ashamed, blush, be confounded, be put to confusion, hurt, reproach, (do, put to) shame.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Therefore the showers have been withheld, And there has been no spring rain. Yet you had a harlot's forehead; You refused to be ashamed.

King James Bible
Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This is why the showers haven't come-- why there has been no spring rain. You have the brazen look of a prostitute and refuse to be ashamed.

International Standard Version
This is why the rain has been withheld and there are no spring showers. Yet you have a harlot's look and you refuse to be ashamed.

NET Bible
That is why the rains have been withheld, and the spring rains have not come. Yet in spite of this you are obstinate as a prostitute. You refuse to be ashamed of what you have done.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So the rain has been withheld, and there have been no spring showers. Yet, you have the shameless look of a prostitute, and you refuse to blush.

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore the showers have been withheld, and there has been no latter rain; and you had a harlot's forehead, you refused to be ashamed.
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