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Jeremiah 3:9
New English Translation
Jeremiah 3:9
New English Translation
9 Because she took her prostitution so lightly, she defiled the land[a] through her adulterous worship of gods made of wood and stone.[b]
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- Jeremiah 3:9 tc The translation reads the form as a causative (Hiphil, תַּהֲנֵף, tahanef) with some of the versions in place of the simple stative (Qal, תֶּחֱנַף, tekhenaf) in the MT.
- Jeremiah 3:9 tn Heb “because of the lightness of her prostitution, she defiled the land and committed adultery with stone and wood.”
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