Jeremiah 17:2New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— As they remember their children, So they [remember] their altars and their Asherim By green trees on the high hills.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— whilst their children remember their altars and their Asherim by the green trees upon the high hills.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— whilst their children remember their altars and their Asherim by the green trees upon the high hills.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— whilst their children remember their altars and their Asherahs, by the green trees, upon the high hills.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— So long as their sons remember, their altars, and their Sacred Stems, By the green tree,—Upon the high hills,
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— As their sons remember their altars and their shrines, By the green tree, by the high hills.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— When their children shall remember their altars, and their groves, and their green trees upon the high mountains,
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— They remember their altars as their children, with their groues by the greene trees vpon the hilles.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Whilest their children remember their altars and their groues by the greene trees vpon the high hilles.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And their idols are under every green tree and upon every high hill and upon the mountains and in the open country.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— [Absent from Manuscript]
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills. |
Whilst their children
1121 {1121} Primeבֵּןben{bane}
From H1129; 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 H0001, H0251, etc.).
remember
2142 {2142} Primeזָכַרzakar{zaw-kar'}
A primitive root; properly to mark (so as to be recognized), that is, to remember; by implication to mention; also (as denominative from H2145) to be male.
z8800 <8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 4888
their altars
4196
and their groves
842 {0842} Primeאֲשֵׁרָה'asherah{ash-ay-raw'}
From H0833; happy; asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same.
by
x5921 (5921) Complementעַל`al{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
the green
7488 {7488} Primeרַעֲנָןra`anan{rah-an-awn'}
From an unused root meaning to be green; verdant; by analogy new; figuratively prosperous.
trees
6086 {6086} Primeעֵץ`ets{ates}
From H6095; a tree (from its firmness); hence wood (plural sticks).
upon
x5921 (5921) Complementעַל`al{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
the high
1364 {1364} Primeגָּבֹהַּgaboahh{gaw-bo'-ah}
From H1361; elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant.
hills.
1389 {1389} Primeגִּבְעָהgib`ah{ghib-aw'}
Feminine from the same as H1387; a hillock. |
Jeremiah 17:2
_ _ children remember — Instead of forsaking the idolatries of their fathers, they keep them up (Jeremiah 7:18). This is given as proof that their sin is “graven upon ... altars” (Jeremiah 17:1), that is, is not merely temporary. They corrupt their posterity after them. Castalio less probably translates, “They remember their altars as (fondly as) they do their children.”
_ _ groves — rather, “images of Astarte,” the goddess of the heavenly hosts, represented as a sacred tree, such as is seen in the Assyrian sculptures (2 Kings 21:7; 2 Chronicles 24:18). “Image of the grove.” The Hebrew for “grove” is Asherah, that is, Assarak, Astarte, or Ashtaroth.
_ _ by the green trees — that is, near them: the sacred trees (idol symbols) of Astarte being placed in the midst of natural trees: “green trees” is thus distinguished from “groves,” artificial trees. Henderson, to avoid taking the same Hebrew particle in the same sentence differently, “by ... upon” translates “images of Astarte on the green trees.” But it is not probable that images, in the form of a sacred tree, should be hung on trees, rather than near them. |
Jeremiah 17:2
Their children — This shewed how inveterate they were in this sin of idolatry, that they taught it their children. |
Jeremiah 17:2
(d) While their children remember their altars and their idols by the green trees upon the high hills.
(d) Some read, "So that their children remember their altars", that is, follow their father's wickedness. |
- their children:
Jeremiah 7:18 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 me to anger.
Hosea 4:13-14 They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof [is] good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery. ... I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people [that] doth not understand shall fall.
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- their altars:
Jeremiah 2:20 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 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.
2 Chronicles 24:18 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.
2 Chronicles 33:3 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.
2 Chronicles 33:19 His prayer also, and [how God] was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they [are] written among the sayings of the seers.
Psalms 78:58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
Isaiah 1:29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
Isaiah 17:8 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.
Ezekiel 20:28 [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 there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings.
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