As the shameכְּבֹשֶׁתof a thiefגַּנָּבwhenכִּיhe is found,יִמָּצֵאsoכֵּןthe houseבֵּיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלis put to shame,הֹבִישׁוּthey,הֵמָּהtheir kings,מַלְכֵיהֶםtheir princes,שָׂרֵיהֶםand their priestsוְכֹהֲנֵיהֶםand their prophets,וּנְבִיאֵיהֶם
Jeremiah 2:26
Study it in the app“As the shame of a thief when he is found, so the house of Israel is put to shame, they, their kings, their princes, and their priests and their prophets,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 2:26, word by word
- As the shameבֹשֶׁתvoshet
shame
The shame one suffers, or what causes it.
Where else “voshet” appears- of a thiefגַּנָּבganav
thief
Thief.
Where else “ganav” appears- he is foundיִמָּצֵאyimatse
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “yimatse” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
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” appears- is put to shameהֹבִישׁוּhovishu
be disappointed
To be disgraced because what one trusted in failed.
Where else “hovishu” appears- their kingsמַלְכֵיmalche
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “malche” appears- their princesשָׂרֵיsare
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sare” appears- and their priestsכֹהֲנֵיchohane
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “chohane” appears- and their prophetsנְבִיאֵיnevie
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “nevie” appears
The context
25Keep your foot from going barefoot and your throat from thirst. But you said, ‘It is hopeless! No, for I love strangers, and after them I will go.’
26 · This verse (above)
27who say to wood, ‘You are my father,’ and to stone, ‘You gave birth to me.’ For they have turned to me the back and not the face; but in the time of their trouble they say, ‘Arise and save us!’