NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Then they shall answer'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) Because they have forsaken `azab (aw-zab') to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc. -- commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, surely. the covenant briyth (ber-eeth') a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) -- confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league. of the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. their God 'elohiym (el-o-heem') angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty. and worshipped shachah (shaw-khaw') to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God) 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 served `abad (aw-bad') to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc. them Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "Then they will answer, 'Because they forsook the covenant of the LORD their God and bowed down to other gods and served them.'" King James Bible Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them. Holman Christian Standard Bible They will answer, 'Because they abandoned the covenant of Yahweh their God and worshiped and served other gods.'" International Standard Version Then people will respond, 'It is because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have bowed down to other gods and served them.' NET Bible The answer will come back, "It is because they broke their covenant with the LORD their God and worshiped and served other gods." GOD'S WORD® Translation The answer will be: 'They rejected the promise of the LORD their God. They worshiped other gods and served them.' " King James 2000 Bible Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshiped other gods, and served them. Links Jeremiah 22:9Jeremiah 22:9 NIV Jeremiah 22:9 NLT Jeremiah 22:9 ESV Jeremiah 22:9 NASB Jeremiah 22:9 KJV |