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But they did notוְלֹאlisten,שָׁמְעוּand did notוְלֹאinclineהִטּוּtheir earאֶת אָזְנָםto turnלָשׁוּבfrom their evil,מֵרָעָתָםso as notלְבִלְתִּיto burn incenseקַטֵּרto other gods.לֵאלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים
Jeremiah 44:5
Study it in the app“But they did not listen, and did not incline their ear to turn from their evil, so as not to burn incense to other gods.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 44:5, word by word
- listenשָׁמְעוּshamu
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shamu” appears- inclineהִטּוּhitu
incline
To turn the ear or the heart toward someone or something.
Where else “hitu” appears- their earאָזְנָazna
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azna” appears- to turnשׁוּבshuv
turn back
To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.
Where else “shuv” appears- from their evilרָעָתָraata
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raata” appears- to burn incenseקַטֵּרkater
burn incense
To offer fragrant smoke to YHWH or other gods.
Where else “kater” appears- to other godsאלֹהִיםlohim
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “lohim” appears- to other godsאֲחֵרִיםacherim
other
Other, another; next.
Where else “acherim” appears
The context
4And I sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending, saying, ‘Please do not do this abominable thing that I hate!’
5 · This verse (above)
6So my fury and my anger were poured out and burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, and they became a ruin, a desolation, as it is this day.