because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent.Jeremiah 19:4
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
יַ֣עַן׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עֲזָבֻ֗נִי וַֽיְנַכְּר֞וּ אֶת־הַמָּק֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙ וַיְקַטְּרוּ־בוֹ֙ לֵאלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־יְדָע֛וּם הֵ֥מָּה וַאֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם וּמַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וּמָֽלְא֛וּ אֶת־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה דַּ֥ם נְקִיִּֽם׃
- יַ֣עַן׀Ya.'an“because”Conjunction · from יַעַן · “because” · Strong's H3282
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“that”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- עֲזָבֻ֗נִי'a.za.Vu.ni“they have forsaken me”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עָזַב · “forsake” · Strong's H5800A
- וַֽיְנַכְּר֞וּvay.na.ke.Ru“and they have treated as foreign”Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָכַר · “to alienate” · Strong's H5234B
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.Kom“the place”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָקוֹם · “standing place” · Strong's H4725
- הַזֶּה֙ha.Zeh“<the> this”Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
- וַיְקַטְּרוּ־vay.ka.te.ru-“and they have made smoke”Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קָטַר · “offer” · Strong's H6999H
- בוֹ֙vo“in <the> it”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- לֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.Him“to gods”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “gods” · Strong's H0430J
- אֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.Rim“other”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from אַחֵר · “another” · Strong's H0312
- אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- לֹֽא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יְדָע֛וּםye.da.'Um“they knew them”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
- הֵ֥מָּהHe.mah“they”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
- וַאֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.vo.tei.Hem“and ancestors their”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- וּמַלְכֵ֣יu.mal.Khei“and [the] kings of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.Dah“Judah”Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
- וּמָֽלְא֛וּu.mal.'U“and they have filled”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from מָלֵא · “to fill” · Strong's H4390
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.Kom“the place”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָקוֹם · “standing place” · Strong's H4725
- הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh“<the> this”Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
- דַּ֥םdam“[the] blood of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from דָּם · “blood” · Strong's H1818
- נְקִיִּֽם׃ne.ki.Yim“innocent [ones]”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from נָקִי · “innocent” · Strong's H5355A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)