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Jeremiah 6

Jer. 6:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Be thou instructed
yacar (Hebrew #3256)
to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
KJV usage: bind, chasten, chastise, correct, instruct, punish, reform, reprove, sore, teach.
Pronounce: yaw-sar'
Origin: a primitive root
n, O Jerusalem
Yruwshalaim (Hebrew #3389)
a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of 3390)); probably from (the passive participle of) 3384 and 7999; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
KJV usage: Jerusalem.
Pronounce: yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im
Origin: rarely Yruwshalayim {yer-oo- shaw-lah'-yim}
, lestp my soul
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
δdepart
yaqa` (Hebrew #3363)
properly, to sever oneself, i.e. (by implication) to be dislocated; figuratively, to abandon; causatively, to impale (and thus allow to drop to pieces by rotting)
KJV usage: be alienated, depart, hang (up), be out of joint.
Pronounce: yaw-kah'
Origin: a primitive root
from thee; lest I make
suwm (Hebrew #7760)
a primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
KJV usage: X any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, + disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, + name, X on, ordain, order, + paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), + regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, + stedfastly, take, X tell, + tread down, ((over-))turn, X wholly, work.
Pronounce: soom
Origin: or siym {seem}
thee desolate
shmamah (Hebrew #8077)
feminine of 8076; devastation; figuratively, astonishment
KJV usage: (laid, X most) desolate(- ion), waste.
Pronounce: shem-aw-maw'
Origin: or shimamah {shee-mam-aw'}
, a land
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
not inhabited
yashab (Hebrew #3427)
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
KJV usage: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, X marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(- tle), (down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
Pronounce: yaw-shab'
Origin: a primitive root
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Prov. 4:13• 13Take fast hold of instruction, let her not go;{HR}Keep her, for she is thy life. (Prov. 4:13)
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Zeph. 3:7• 7I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings. (Zeph. 3:7)
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Ezek. 23:18• 18{i}And she discovered her whoredoms, and discovered her nakedness; and{/i} my mind was alienated from her, as my mind was alienated from her sister. (Ezek. 23:18)
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be loosed, or, disjointed.

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Jerusalem,
Soul; Spirit

Cross References

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Jer. 4:14• 14O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? (Jer. 4:14)
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Jer. 7:3‑7• 3Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.
 4Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of Jehovah, The temple of Jehovah, The temple of Jehovah, are these.
 5For if ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye thoroughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;
 6if ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
 7then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, forever and ever. (Jer. 7:3‑7)
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Jer. 17:23• 23{i}but they hearkened not, neither inclined their ear, but hardened their neck, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.{/i} (Jer. 17:23)
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Jer. 31:19• 19Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. (Jer. 31:19)
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Jer. 32:33• 33And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction. (Jer. 32:33)
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Jer. 35:13‑15• 13Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Go and tell the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith Jehovah.
 14The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father's commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me.
 15I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers; but ye have not inclined your ear nor hearkened unto me. (Jer. 35:13‑15)
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Deut. 32:29• 29{i}Oh that they had been wise!{HR}They would have understood this;{HR}They would have considered their latter end!{HR}{/i} (Deut. 32:29)
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Psa. 2:10• 10And now, O ye kings, be wise;{HR}Be admonished, ye judges of the earth; (Psa. 2:10)
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Psa. 50:17• 17And thou hast hated correction,{HR}And hast cast my words behind thee. (Psa. 50:17)
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Psa. 94:12• 12Blessed [is] the man whom thou disciplinest, O Jah,{HR}And teachest out of thy law; (Psa. 94:12)
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Prov. 4:13• 13Take fast hold of instruction, let her not go;{HR}Keep her, for she is thy life. (Prov. 4:13)
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Zeph. 3:7• 7I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings. (Zeph. 3:7)
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Ezek. 23:18• 18{i}And she discovered her whoredoms, and discovered her nakedness; and{/i} my mind was alienated from her, as my mind was alienated from her sister. (Ezek. 23:18)
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Hos. 9:12• 12Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left; yea, woe also to them when I depart from them! (Hos. 9:12)
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Zech. 11:8‑9• 8Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul loathed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
 9Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and the rest eat every one the flesh of another. (Zech. 11:8‑9)
depart.
Heb. be loosed, or disjointed.
lest I.
Jer. 2:15• 15{i}The young lions roared against him, they gave forth their voice, and they made his land desolate: his cities are burned, without inhabitant.{/i} (Jer. 2:15)
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Jer. 7:20,34• 20Therefore thus saith Jehovah God; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.
 34{i}And I will cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; for the land shall become a waste.{/i} (Jer. 7:20,34)
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Jer. 9:11• 11{i}And I will make Jerusalem heaps, a dwelling-place of jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.{/i} (Jer. 9:11)
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Lev. 26:34• 34Then shall the land enjoy her Sabbaths all the days of her desolation, when ye [are] in your enemies' land; then shall the land rest and enjoy her Sabbaths. (Lev. 26:34)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Be thou instructed, Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from thee; lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited.

W. Kelly Translation

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Be thou instructed, Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from thee; lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)