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Do you notהַאֵינְךָseeרֹאֶהwhatמָהtheyהֵמָּהare doingעֹשִׂיםin the citiesבְּעָרֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהand in the streetsוּבְחֻצוֹתof Jerusalem?יְרוּשָׁלִָם
Jeremiah 7:17
Study it in the app“Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 7:17, word by word
- seeרֹאֶהroe
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “roe” appears- are doingעֹשִׂיםosim
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “osim” appears- in the citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
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” appears- and in the streetsחֻצוֹתchutsot
street
The ways and squares between the houses, where people go about.
Where else “chutsot” appears- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
16And you, do not pray for this people, and do not lift up for them a cry or a prayer, and do not intercede with me, for I will not hear you.
17 · This verse (above)
18The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead dough to make cakes for the queen of the heavens; and they pour out libations to other gods to provoke me to anger.