Jeremiah 44:23
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against the Lord, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this day.”
כֵּן
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
שָׁמַע
you listened
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שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
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חָטָא
you had sinned
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חָטָא
properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
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עַל
there-
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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קָטַר
you made smoke
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קָטַר
to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
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הָלַךְ
you walked
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הָלַךְ
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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קָרָא
it has happened to
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קָרָא
to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner
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