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And you say,וַתֹּאמְרִי‘I am innocent;כִּי נִקֵּיתִיsurelyאַךְhis angerאַפּוֹhas turnedשָׁבfrom me.’מִמֶּנִּיLook, Iהִנְנִיwill enter into judgmentנִשְׁפָּטwith youאוֹתָךְbecauseעַלyou say,אָמְרֵךְ‘I have notלֹאsinned.’חָטָאתִי
Jeremiah 2:35
Study it in the app“And you say, ‘I am innocent; surely his anger has turned from me.’ Look, I will enter into judgment with you because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 2:35, word by word
- And you sayתֹּאמְרִיtomri
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomri” appears- ‘I am innocentנִקֵּיתִיniketi
go unpunished
Not to receive the punishment one deserved.
Where else “niketi” appears- his angerאַפּap
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “ap” appears- has turnedשָׁבshav
turn back
To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.
Where else “shav” appears- will enter into judgmentנִשְׁפָּטnishpat
call to account
To call to account, punish.
Where else “nishpat” appears- sinned.’חָטָאתִיchatati
sin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “chatati” appears
The context
34Also on your skirts is found the blood of the souls of the innocent needy; not breaking in did I find them, but on all these.
35 · This verse (above)
36Why do you go about so lightly changing your way? Also by Egypt you will be put to shame, as you were put to shame by Assyria.