Study it in the app“They have turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words; and they have gone after other gods to serve them; the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant that I made with their fathers.”
They have turned backשָׁבוּto the iniquitiesעַל עֲוֺנֹתof their forefathers,אֲבוֹתָם הָרִאשֹׁנִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרrefusedמֵאֲנוּto hearלִשְׁמוֹעַmy words;אֶת דְּבָרַיand theyוְהֵמָּהhave goneהָלְכוּafterאַחֲרֵיotherאֲחֵרִיםgodsאֱלֹהִיםto serve them;לְעָבְדָםthe houseבֵיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand the houseוּבֵיתof Judahיְהוּדָהhave brokenהֵפֵרוּmy covenantאֶת בְּרִיתִיthatאֲשֶׁרI madeכָּרַתִּיwith their fathers.אֶת אֲבוֹתָם
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “shavu” appearsiniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avonot” appearsforefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avota” appearsformer
What already happened or existed before, in past times.
Where else “rishonim” appearsrefuse
Refuse, be unwilling.
Where else “meanu” appearsobey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “shemoa” appearsword
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devara” appearsfollow
"Go after" someone, follow them.
Where else “halchu” appearsother
Other, another; next.
Where else “acherim” appearsgods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohim” appearsworship
To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.
Where else “avda” appearsdynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “vet” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appearsannul
To void a covenant or vow; spoil a plan.
Where else “heferu” appearscovenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “beriti” appearsmake a covenant
Literally "cut": to seal a solemn agreement, splitting animals.
Where else “karati” appears9And YHWH said to me: “A conspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
10 · This verse (above)
11Therefore thus says YHWH: Look, I am bringing on them evil from which they will not be able to escape, and they will cry out to me, but I will not listen to them.
