Jeremiah 3:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Because 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
of the lightness 
 
7032b: lightness, frivolityfrom qalal
of her harlotry,זְנוּתָ֔הּ
(ze·nu·tah,)
2184: fornicationfrom zanah
she pollutedוַתֶּחֱנַ֖ף
(vat·te·che·naf)
2610: to be polluted or profanea prim. root
the landהָאָ֑רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz;)
776: earth, landa prim. root
and committed adulteryוַתִּנְאַ֥ף
(vat·tin·'af)
5003: to commit adulterya prim. root
with stonesהָאֶ֖בֶן
(ha·'e·ven)
68: a stonea prim. root
and trees.הָעֵֽץ׃
(ha·'etz.)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And it came to pass through the lightness
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
of her whoredom
znuwth  (zen-ooth')
adultery, i.e. (figuratively) infidelity, idolatry -- whoredom.
that she defiled
chaneph  (khaw-nafe')
to soil, especially in a moral sense -- corrupt, defile, greatly, pollute, profane.
the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and committed adultery
na'aph  (naw-af')
to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize -- adulterer(-ess), commit(-ing) adultery, woman that breaketh wedlock.
with stones
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
and with stocks
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Because of the lightness of her harlotry, she polluted the land and committed adultery with stones and trees.

King James Bible
And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Indifferent to her prostitution, she defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees.

International Standard Version
She took her fornication so lightly that she polluted the land and committed adultery with stones and trees.

NET Bible
Because she took her prostitution so lightly, she defiled the land through her adulterous worship of gods made of wood and stone.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Because she wasn't concerned about acting like a prostitute, she polluted the land and committed adultery with standing stones and wood pillars.

King James 2000 Bible
And it came to pass through the lightness of her harlotry, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with trees.
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