NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Therefore the showersrabiyb (raw-beeb') a rain (as an accumulation of drops) -- shower. have been withholden mana` (maw-nah') to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury -- deny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold. and there hath been no latter rain malqowsh (mal-koshe') the spring rain; figuratively, eloquence -- latter rain. and thou hadst a whore's zanah (zaw-naw') to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah) 'ishshah (ish-shaw') irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman forehead metsach (may'-tsakh) the forehead (as open and prominent) -- brow, forehead, + impudent. thou refusedst ma'en (maw-ane') to refuse -- refuse, utterly. to be ashamed kalam (kaw-lawm') to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult -- be (make) ashamed, blush, be confounded, be put to confusion, hurt, reproach, (do, put to) shame. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "Therefore the showers have been withheld, And there has been no spring rain. Yet you had a harlot's forehead; You refused to be ashamed. King James Bible Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed. Holman Christian Standard Bible This is why the showers haven't come-- why there has been no spring rain. You have the brazen look of a prostitute and refuse to be ashamed. International Standard Version This is why the rain has been withheld and there are no spring showers. Yet you have a harlot's look and you refuse to be ashamed. NET Bible That is why the rains have been withheld, and the spring rains have not come. Yet in spite of this you are obstinate as a prostitute. You refuse to be ashamed of what you have done. GOD'S WORD® Translation So the rain has been withheld, and there have been no spring showers. Yet, you have the shameless look of a prostitute, and you refuse to blush. King James 2000 Bible Therefore the showers have been withheld, and there has been no latter rain; and you had a harlot's forehead, you refused to be ashamed. Links Jeremiah 3:3Jeremiah 3:3 NIV Jeremiah 3:3 NLT Jeremiah 3:3 ESV Jeremiah 3:3 NASB Jeremiah 3:3 KJV |