Jeremiah 2:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Yet I plantedנְטַעְתִּ֣יךְ
(ne·ta'·tich)
5193: to planta prim. root
you a choice vine,שֹׂרֵ֔ק
(so·rek,)
8321a: (choice species of) the vinefrom the same as saroq
A completelyכֻּלֹּ֖ה
(kul·loh)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
faithfulאֱמֶ֑ת
(e·met;)
571: firmness, faithfulness, truthfrom aman
seed.זֶ֣רַע
(ze·ra)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
Howוְאֵיךְ֙
(ve·'eich)
349: how?from ay
then have you turnedנֶהְפַּ֣כְתְּ
(neh·pach·te)
2015: to turn, overturna prim. root
yourself before Me Into the degenerate 
 
5493: to turn asidea prim. root
shoots of a foreignנָכְרִיָּֽה׃
(na·che·ri·yah.)
5237: foreign, alienfrom the same as neker
vine?הַגֶּ֥פֶן
(hag·ge·fen)
1612: a vineof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
Yet I had planted
nata`  (naw-tah')
to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant -- fastened, plant(-er).
thee a noble vine
soreq  (so-rake')
a vine stock (properly, one yielding purple grapes, the richest variety) -- choice(-st, noble) wine.
wholly a right
'emeth  (eh'-meth)
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness -- assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
how then art thou turned
haphak  (haw-fak')
to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
into the degenerate plant
cuwr  (soor)
turned off, i.e. deteriorated -- degenerate.
of a strange
nokriy  (nok-ree')
strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful) -- alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman).
vine
gephen  (gheh'-fen)
a vine (as twining), especially the grape -- vine, tree.
unto me
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Yet I planted you a choice vine, A completely faithful seed. How then have you turned yourself before Me Into the degenerate shoots of a foreign vine?

King James Bible
Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I planted you, a choice vine from the very best seed. How then could you turn into a degenerate, foreign vine?

International Standard Version
I planted you myself as a choice vine, from the very best seed. How did you turn against me into a degenerate and foreign vine?

NET Bible
I planted you in the land like a special vine of the very best stock. Why in the world have you turned into something like a wild vine that produces rotten, foul-smelling grapes?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I planted you like a choice grapevine from the very best seed. Now you have turned against me and have become a wild vine.

King James 2000 Bible
Yet I had planted you a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then are you turned into the degenerate plant of a wild vine unto me?
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