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Jeremiah 22:17
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He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then [it was] well [with him: was] not this to know me? saith the LORD.
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But thine eyes and thine heart [are] not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do [it].
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Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, [saying], Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, [saying], Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!
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Verse Text
But thine eyesH5869 and thine heartH3820 are not but for thy covetousnessH1215, and for to shedH8210 innocentH5355 bloodH1818, and for oppressionH6233, and for violenceH4835, to doH6213 it.
כִּי אֵין עֵינֶיךָ וְלִבְּךָ כִּי אִם־עַל־בִּצְעֶךָ וְעַל דַּם־הַנָּקִי לִשְׁפֹּוךְ וְעַל־הָעֹשֶׁק וְעַל־הַמְּרוּצָה לַעֲשֹׂות׃ ס
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
כִּ֣י |
ki | H3588 | HC | that |
אֵ֤ין |
'ein | H369 | HTn | (are) not |
עֵינֶ֨י/ךָ֙ |
'ei.Nei./kha | H5869 | HNcbdc/Sp2ms | eyes/ your |
וְ/לִבְּ/ךָ֔ |
ve./li.be./Kha | H3820 | HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms | and/ heart/ your |
כִּ֖י |
ki | H3588 | HC | that |
אִם |
'im- | H518 | HC | except |
עַל |
'al- | H5921 | HR | on |
בִּצְעֶ֑/ךָ |
bitz.'E./kha | H1215 | HNcmsc/Sp2ms | unjust gain/ your |
וְ/עַ֤ל |
ve./'Al | H5921 | HC/R | and/ on |
דַּֽם |
dam- | H1818 | HNcmsc | (the) blood of |
הַ/נָּקִי֙ |
ha./na.Ki | H5355 | HTd/Aamsa | the/ innocent (person) |
לִ/שְׁפּ֔וֹךְ |
li/sh.Pokh | H8210 | HR/Vqc | to/ shed (it) |
וְ/עַל |
ve./'al- | H5921 | HC/R | and/ on |
הָ/עֹ֥שֶׁק |
ha./'O.shek | H6233 | HTd/Ncmsa | (the)/ oppression |
וְ/עַל |
ve./'al- | H5921 | HC/R | and/ on |
הַ/מְּרוּצָ֖ה |
ha./me.ru.Tzah | H4835 | HTd/Ncfsa | (the)/ extortion |
לַ/עֲשֽׂוֹת |
la./'a.Sot | H6213 | HR/Vqc | to/ do (it) |
- H1215 — בֶּצַע (betsaʻ, beh'-tsah): from בָּצַע; plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust); covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.
- H1818 — דָּם (dâm, dawm): from דָּמַם (compare אָדַם); blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood); blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.
- H3820 — לֵב (lêb, labe): a form of לֵבָב; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything; [phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom] themselves, [idiom] unawares, understanding, [idiom] well, willingly, wisdom.
- H4835 — מְרֻצָה (mᵉrutsâh, mer-oo-tsaw'): from רָצַץ; oppression; violence. See also מְרוּצָה.
- H5355 — נָקִי (nâqîy, naw-kee'): or נָקִיא; (Joel 4:19; Jonah [1:14), from נָקָה; innocent; blameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.
- H5869 — עַיִן (ʻayin, ah'-yin): probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape); affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves).
- H6213 — עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, aw-saw'): a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.
- H6233 — עֹשֶׁק (ʻôsheq, o'-shek): from עָשַׁק; injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain; cruelly, extortion, oppression, thing (deceitfully gotten).
- H8210 — שָׁפַךְ (shâphak, shaw-fak'): a primitive root; to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out; cast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H369 — אַיִן (ʼayin, ah'-yin): as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אַיִן.
- H518 — אִם (ʼim, eem): a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not; (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- covetousness — Exodus 18:21, Psalms 10:3, Luke 12:15-21, Luke 16:13-14, Romans 1:29, 1 Corinthians 6:10, Ephesians 5:3-5, Colossians 3:5, 1 Timothy 6:9-10, 2 Peter 2:3, 2 Peter 2:14
- thine eyes — Joshua 7:21, Job 31:7, Psalms 119:36-37, Ezekiel 19:6, Ezekiel 33:31, Mark 7:21-22, James 1:14-15, 2 Peter 2:14, 1 John 2:15-16
- to shed — 1 Kings 21:19, 2 Kings 24:4, 2 Chronicles 36:8, Jeremiah 22:3, Jeremiah 26:22-24, Ezekiel 19:6, Zephaniah 3:3
Reciprocal references (36): Exodus 20:17, Leviticus 25:14, 1 Kings 21:2, 2 Kings 5:20, Job 20:18, Psalms 10:8, Psalms 58:2, Psalms 94:5, Psalms 101:3, Proverbs 1:13, Proverbs 1:19, Proverbs 23:5, Proverbs 27:20, Ecclesiastes 2:21, Ecclesiastes 5:8, Isaiah 1:23, Isaiah 3:5, Isaiah 56:11, Isaiah 57:17, Isaiah 59:3, Isaiah 59:7, Jeremiah 6:13, Jeremiah 7:6, Jeremiah 17:11, Jeremiah 19:4, Jeremiah 26:15, Ezekiel 7:23, Ezekiel 9:9, Ezekiel 18:7, Ezekiel 34:3, Ezekiel 45:8, Micah 2:2, Zephaniah 3:1, Matthew 6:21, Matthew 14:11, Luke 18:2
Related Topics
- Torrey’s: COVETOUSNESS, HEART, CHARACTER OF THE UNRENEWED
- Nave’s: COVETOUSNESS, HEART, JEHOIAKIM, OPPRESSION, RICH, THE
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