Jeremiah 32:33

“And they have turned to me the back and not the face; though I taught them, rising early and teaching, they were not listening to receive correction.”

Jeremiah 32:33 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 32:33, word by word

And they have turnedיִּפְנוּyifnu

turn

To turn toward something, someone or God.

Where else “yifnu” appears
the backעֹרֶףoref

back

To show the nape, flee.

Where else “oref” appears
the faceפָנִיםfanim

face

The front of the head, of someone or of God.

Where else “fanim” appears
though I taughtלַמֵּדlamed

teach

To instruct another with words or example, so that he learns.

Where else “lamed” appears
rising earlyהַשְׁכֵּםhashkem

rise early

To get up early to do something.

Where else “hashkem” appears
listeningשֹׁמְעִיםshomim

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

Where else “shomim” appears
to receiveקַחַתkachat

accept

To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.

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correctionמוּסָרmusar

discipline, correction

Discipline: teaching that straightens, sometimes with punishment; it comes from the verb "discipline."

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The context

32because of all the evil of the sons of Israel and of the sons of Judah that they have done to provoke me, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

33 · This verse (above)

34And they set their detestable things in the house over which my name is called, to defile it.

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