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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Jeremiah 14:20 - Wickedness
Jeremiah 14:20 - We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| We acknowledge | H3045 | יָדַע |
[Verb] to know (properly to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of {senses} {figuratively} {literally} euphemistically and inferentially (including {observation} care: recognition; and causatively {instruction} designation: {punishment} etc.) |
| O LORD | H3068 | יְהֹוָה |
[Proper Name] (the) self Existent or eternal; {Jehovah} Jewish national name of God |
| our wickedness | H7562 | רֶשַׁע |
[Noun Masculine] a wrong (especially moral) |
| and the iniquity | H5771 | עָוֺן |
[Noun Masculine] {perversity} that {is} (moral) evil |
| of our fathers | H1 | אָב |
[Noun Masculine] father in a literal and {immediate} or figurative and remote application |
| for | H3588 | כִּי |
[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed |
| we have sinned | H2398 | חָטָא |
[Verb] properly to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference to {forfeit} lack: {expiate} {repent } (causatively) lead {astray} condemn |
| against thee |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.