Jeremiah 8:5
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.”
חָזַק
To be strong, to strengthen. Chazaq. Wait on the LORD. Be strong. Let your heart take courage. God calls the weary to renewed strength through waiting.
נָצַח
enduring
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נָצַח
properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); to be permanent
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שׁוּב
has it turned away
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שׁוּב
To return, to turn back. Shuwb. The Hebrew word behind both repentance and restoration. Return to Me and I will return to you.
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מַדּוּעַ
why?
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מַדּוּעַ
what (is) known?; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?
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יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Jerusalem
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יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
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מָאֵן
they have refused
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מָאֵן
to refuse
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מְשׁוּבָה
apostasy
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מְשׁוּבָה
apostasy
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