Jeremiah 17:2

Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data

"Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills."

Word-by-Word Analysis

אֲשֶׁר

ʼăsher

H834

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.

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their

בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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זָכַר

zâkar

H2142

properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male

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their

מִזְבֵּחַ

mizbêach

H4196

an altar

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and their

אֲשֵׁרָה

ʼăshêrâh

H842

Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same

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by the

רַעֲנָן

raʻănân

H7488

verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperous

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עֵץ

ʻêts

H6086

a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)

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upon the

עֶלְיוֹן

ʻelyôwn

H5945

an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme

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גִּבְעָה

gibʻâh

H1389

a hillock

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Key Terms in This Verse

Whilst H834

אֲשֶׁר ʼăsher

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.

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groves H842

אֲשֵׁרָה ʼăshêrâh

Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same

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green H7488

רַעֲנָן raʻănân

verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperous

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altars H4196

מִזְבֵּחַ mizbêach

an altar

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hills H1389

גִּבְעָה gibʻâh

a hillock

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remember H2142

זָכַר zâkar

properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male

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trees H6086

עֵץ ʻêts

a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)

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high H5945

עֶלְיוֹן ʻelyôwn

an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme

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children H1121

בֵּן bên

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 24:18 cross-reference

And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.

Jeremiah 2:20 cross-reference

For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.

Judges 3:7 cross-reference

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.

Isaiah 1:29 cross-reference

For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.

2 Chronicles 33:3 cross-reference

For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.

Isaiah 17:8 cross-reference

And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.

Jeremiah 7:18 cross-reference

The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke...

Psalm 78:58 cross-reference

For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

Ezekiel 20:28 cross-reference

For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and ...

2 Chronicles 33:19 cross-reference

His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sins, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, ...

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