Jeremiah 2:8
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Berean Study Bible
The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD?’ The experts in the law no longer knew Me, and the leaders rebelled against Me. The prophets prophesied by Baal and followed useless idols.

Young's Literal Translation
The priests have not said, ‘Where [is] Jehovah?’ And those handling the law have not known Me. And the shepherds transgressed against Me, And the prophets have prophesied by Baal, And after those who profit not have gone.

King James Bible
The priests said not, Where [is] the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after [things that] do not profit.

Hebrew
The priests
הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3548: Priest

did not
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

ask,
אָֽמְרוּ֙ (’ā·mə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘Where
אַיֵּ֣ה (’ay·yêh)
Interrogative
Strong's 346: Where?

is the LORD?’
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

The experts
וְתֹפְשֵׂ֤י (wə·ṯō·p̄ə·śê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 8610: To manipulate, seize, chiefly to capture, wield, to overlay, to use unwarrantably

in the law
הַתּוֹרָה֙ (hat·tō·w·rāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law

no
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

longer knew Me,
יְדָע֔וּנִי (yə·ḏā·‘ū·nî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular
Strong's 3045: To know

and the leaders
וְהָרֹעִ֖ים (wə·hā·rō·‘îm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with

rebelled
פָּ֣שְׁעוּ (pā·šə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6586: To break away, trespass, apostatize, quarrel

against Me.
בִ֑י (ḇî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

The prophets
וְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ (wə·han·nə·ḇî·’îm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet

prophesied
נִבְּא֣וּ (nib·bə·’ū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5012: To prophesy, speak, by inspiration

by Baal
בַבַּ֔עַל (ḇab·ba·‘al)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1168: Baal -- a heathen god

and followed
וְאַחֲרֵ֥י (wə·’a·ḥă·rê)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

useless
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

idols.
יוֹעִ֖לוּ (yō·w·‘i·lū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3276: To confer or gain profit or benefit

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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