KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“And the Lord said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And the Lord” | יְהוָה֙ | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “said” | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “unto” | אֵלַ֔י | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “me, The backsliding” | מְשֻׁבָ֣ה | Apostasy | backsliding |
| “Israel” | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | He will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity | Israel |
| “hath justified” | צִדְּקָ֥ה | To be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense) | justified |
| “herself” | נַפְשָׁ֖הּ | Properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) | herself |
| “more than treacherous” | מִבֹּגֵדָ֖ה | To cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage | more than treacherous |
| “Judah.” | יְהוּדָֽה׃ | Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory | Judah |
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9 And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.
10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the Lord.
11 And the Lord said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
12 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever.
13 Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the Lord.
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