Verse 11

Jeremiah 16:11

New King James Version

11 Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵי/הֶ֗ם עַל֩ אֲשֶׁר עָזְב֨וּ אֲבוֹתֵי/כֶ֤ם אוֹתִ/י֙ נְאֻם יְהוָ֔ה וַ/יֵּלְכ֗וּ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וַ/יַּעַבְד֖וּ/ם וַ/יִּשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ לָ/הֶ֑ם וְ/אֹתִ֣/י עָזָ֔בוּ וְ/אֶת תּוֹרָתִ֖/י לֹ֥א שָׁמָֽרוּ
English Translation
And you shall say to them, "Because your fathers have forsaken My covenant," says the Lord, "and have gone after other gods and served them and worshiped them, and have forsaken Me and have not kept My Law."
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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