Jeremiah 8:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"I have listenedהִקְשַׁ֤בְתִּי
(hik·shav·ti)
7181: to incline (ears), attenda prim. root
and heard,וָֽאֶשְׁמָע֙
(va·'esh·ma)
8085: to heara prim. root
They have spokenיְדַבֵּ֔רוּ
(ye·dab·be·ru,)
1696: to speaka prim. root
what is not right; 
 
3653a: right, veritable, honestfrom kun
Noאֵ֣ין
(ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
manאִ֗ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
repentedנִחָם֙
(ni·cham)
5162: to be sorry, console oneselfa prim. root
of his wickedness, 
 
7463a: evil, misery, distress, injuryfrom the same as roa
Saying,לֵאמֹ֖ר
(le·mor)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
'Whatמֶ֣ה
(meh)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
have I done?'עָשִׂ֑יתִי
(a·si·ti;)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
Everyoneכֻּלֹּ֗ה
(kul·loh)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
turnedב
(v)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
to his course,(בִּמְר֣וּצָתָ֔ם
(bim·ru·tza·tam,)
4794: a running, coursefrom ruts
Like a horseכְּס֥וּס
(ke·sus)
5483b: a horseprobably of foreign origin
chargingשֹׁוטֵ֖ף
(sho·v·tef)
7857: to overflow, rinse or wash offa prim. root
into the battle.בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃
(bam·mil·cha·mah.)
4421: a battle, warfrom lacham


















KJV Lexicon
I hearkened
qashab  (kaw-shab')
to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken -- attend, (cause to) hear(-ken), give heed, incline, mark (well), regard.
and heard
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
but they spake not aright
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
no man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
repented
nacham  (naw-kham')
comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).
him of
`al  (al)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications (as follow)
his wickedness
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
saying
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
What have I done
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
every one turned
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
to his course
mruwtsah  (mer-oo-tsaw')
a race (the act), whether the manner or the progress -- course, running.
as the horse
cuwc  (soos)
from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight) -- crane, horse(-back, -hoof).
rusheth
shataph  (shaw-taf')
to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer -- drown, (over-)flow(-whelm, rinse, run, rush, (throughly) wash (away).
into the battle
milchamah  (mil-khaw-maw')
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare) -- battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"I have listened and heard, They have spoken what is not right; No man repented of his wickedness, Saying, 'What have I done?' Everyone turned to his course, Like a horse charging into the battle.

King James Bible
I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I have paid careful attention. They do not speak what is right. No one regrets his evil, asking, 'What have I done?' Everyone has stayed his course like a horse rushing into battle.

International Standard Version
I've listened and I've heard, and what they say is not right. No one repents of his evil and says, 'What have I done?' "They all turn to their own course like a horse racing into battle.

NET Bible
I have listened to them very carefully, but they do not speak honestly. None of them regrets the evil he has done. None of them says, "I have done wrong!" All of them persist in their own wayward course like a horse charging recklessly into battle.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I have paid attention and listened, but they weren't honest. They don't turn away from their wickedness and ask, "What have we done?" They go their own ways like horses charging into battle.

King James 2000 Bible
I hearkened and heard, but they spoke not aright: no man repented himself of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? everyone turned to his own course, as the horse rushes into the battle.
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