Jeremiah 8:19
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the Lord in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?”
קוֹל
Voice, sound, thunder. Qowl. A voice of one calling in the desert. God speaks in many ways. The voice that matters most is the one that points to Jesus.
הִנֵּה
there!
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הִנֵּה
Behold, look, see. Hinneh. The word used to get attention. Behold I stand at the door and knock. God is always trying to get our attention.
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מֶלֶךְ
is king/ its
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מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
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עַם
people/ my
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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בַּת
the daughter of
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בַּת
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
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מֶרְחָק
distances
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מֶרְחָק
remoteness, i.e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar
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נֵכָר
foreignness
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נֵכָר
foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
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מַדּוּעַ
why?
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מַדּוּעַ
what (is) known?; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?
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כַּעַס
have they provoked to anger/ me
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כַּעַס
have they provoked to anger/ me
to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant
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שַׁוְעָה
the cry for help of
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שַׁוְעָה
a hallooing
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