Jeremiah 32:33
They turned their backs to me instead of their faces, though I had eagerly taught them. I tried to teach them, but not one of them listened in order to receive correction.This verse in the real world
In what words
- עֹרֶףʻôrephthe nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or
- שָׁכַםshâkamliterally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning
- לָמַדlâmadproperly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
- פָּנָהpânâhto turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
- לָקַחlâqachto take (in the widest variety of applications)
- שָׁמַעshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively,
- פָּנִיםpânîymthe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.