Jeremiah 2:8

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

הכהנים הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים

the Priests

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

כהן

kôhên

Definition

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

Root

active participle of H3547 (כהן);

Exhaustive

active participle of כהן; literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman); chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3548

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

כֹּהֵן

noun / masculine • Root כהן • Strongs / High • Page 679

1. a servant (in a higher dignity), a minister, a counsellor performing service. 2. a priest.

כֹּהֵן

noun • Root כהן • Strongs / High • Page 680

1. An officer, a house-officer, counsellor. 2. A servant of God, who had charge of the sacrificial worship; a priest. This can refer to a priest of Aaron's line or a heathen priest.

Particle definite article, Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX: ἱερεὺσ ἱερεῖσ ἱερέα ἱερέωσ ἱερέων

LXX Usage Statistics

H3548:

ἱερεὺσ 211× (28.0%)

ἱερεῖσ 192× (24.9%)

ἱερέα 71× (9.5%)

ἱερέωσ 58× (7.9%)

ἱερέων 58× (7.7%)

ἱερεύσ 34× (4.5%)

ἱερεῖ 33× (4.3%)

ἱερεῦσιν 30× (3.7%)

--- 16× (2.5%)

'' 11× (1.5%)

לא לֹא

not

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

לא

lôʼ

Definition

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

Root

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle;

Exhaustive

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3808

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

לֹא

negative particle • Root אל • Strongs / High • Page 759

A negative particle; not, no. It functions as an absolute negative, a negative answer to a question, or a refusal. Used with verbs in various tenses and moods to express negation or prohibition.

לֹא

particle • Strongs / High • Page 761

A K'ri reading for לוֹ.

לֹא

adverb / particle • Strongs / High • Page 760

Not; No; Nothing (substantive use); Before (cognate sense to טֶרֶם).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לֹא

adverb • Page 338

A primitive adverb of negation (more rarely לוֹא). 1. not. 2. no (Gen. 19:2). 3. nothing (Job 6:21). 4. without (1 Chr. 2:30). 5. interrogative, nonne? (Jon. 4:11). 6. lest, that not (Ex. 28:32). 7. In combination with adjectives/substantives it gives a negative signification (e.g., לֹא עֹז without strength).

Particle negative

LXX: οὐκ οὐ μὴ οὐδὲ οὐχ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3808:

οὐκ 1137× (34.5%)

οὐ 797× (24.2%)

μὴ 184× (5.6%)

οὐδὲ 150× (4.5%)

οὐχ 127× (3.9%)

οὐχὶ 120× (3.6%)

--- 98× (3.0%)

'' 94× (2.4%)

---% 62× (1.5%)

οὐκέτι 50× (1.4%)

אמרו אָמְרוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אמר

ʼâmar

Definition

to say (used with great latitude)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H559

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 155

1. (not used) to stand prominently upwards, to project upwards, hence to be elevated. 2. to say, to speak, to command; to press out sounds from within.

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 755

to say, speak

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 58

1. to say (dico). Differs from דבר (to speak) in that אָמַר is almost uniformly followed by the words spoken (Lev. 1:2; Gen. 44:16). 2. to think. (Speaking and thinking).

אָמַר

verb • Root אמר • Page 59

To command (Est 1:17, 1 Chr 21:17); to praise (Ps 40:11). Niph.: to be said, to be called holy (Is 4:3). Hiph.: to declare solemnly, to promise (Deut 26:17, 18). Hithpa.: to boast one's self (Ps 94:4), or to exercise dominion.

Verb Qal perfect third person common plural

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0559:

No stats available

איה אַיֵּה

where

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

איה

ʼayêh

Definition

where?

Root

prolonged from H335 (אי);

Exhaustive

prolonged from אי; where?; where.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H346

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אַיֵּה

adverb • Root אי • Lemma_Lookup • Page 111

1. adv. interrog.: where? 2. adv. indef. wherever, every where over, wheresoever.

אַיָּה

noun feminine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 110

name of a bird of prey unclean in the eyes of the Israelites; owl, vulture or kite

אַיָּה

noun proper masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 111

Proper noun masculine. Name of persons (Gen. 36, 24; 2 Sam. 3, 7).

בְּרָאיָה

noun proper masculine • Root ברא • Lemma_Lookup • Page 275

Proper name of a man (Jah is creator); abridged from בְּרָאיָהּ.

יִרְאִיָּה

noun proper masculine • Root ראה • Lemma_Lookup • Page 644

Jah is the Seeing.

פְּלָאִיָּה

noun proper masculine • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1169

(Jah is Distinction) proper name of a man.

רָאִיָּה

noun proper masculine • Root ראה • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1309

Jah is a Seeing One (n. p. m.).

שְׁאָיָה

noun feminine • Root שאה • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1366

Desolation, ruins, rubbish. The gate is smitten to destruction, i. e. is laid in ruins.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אַיֵּה

adverb • Root אי • Page 43

i. q. אִי where? (with ה paragogic) Gen. 3: 9. 18: 9. Used indefinitely, Nah. 3: 17. Job 15: 23.

Particle interrogative

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0346:

No stats available

יהוה יְהוָה

He Is

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יהוה

Yᵉhôvâh

Definition

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

Root

from H1961 (היה); (the) self-Existent or Eternal;

Exhaustive

from היה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יה, יהוה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3068

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

noun masculine • Root יהה • Strongs / High • Page 590

A pre-Mosaic old Semitic name of the supreme God, which was specially revealed for the older אֵל at the establishment of the Mosaic religion, as an abstract of all divine greatness and holiness.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

proper name • Page 275

The proper name of the deity among the ancient Hebrews. Interpreted as 'the eternal, unchangeable, true' or 'he who is as he shall be.' The text discusses various ancient pronunciations (IAΩ, IABE, IETΩ) and its derivation from the future of הָיָה.

Noun proper name

LXX: κύριοσ κυρίου κυρίῳ κύριον κύριε

LXX Usage Statistics

H3068:

κύριοσ 2605× (41.8%)

κυρίου 1742× (27.8%)

κυρίῳ 598× (8.8%)

κύριον 473× (7.1%)

κύριε 336× (5.4%)

--- 129× (2.1%)

'' 95× (1.3%)

θεὸσ 76× (1.0%)

θεοῦ 69× (0.9%)

θεῷ 28× (0.4%)

ותפשי וְתֹפְשֵׂי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

תפש

tâphas

Definition

to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably; catch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, [idiom] surely, surprise, take.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8610

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תָּפַשׂ

verb • Root תפש • Consonantal / Low • Page 1528

To lay hold of, to seize, or to hold fast by force.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

תִּפֵּשׂ

pih. • Root תפש • Consonantal / Low • Page 1528

To lay hold repeatedly.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

Conjunction, Verb Qal participle active masculine plural construct

LXX: συνέλαβεν συλλάβετε συνέλαβον αὐτοὺσ συνελήμφθη

LXX Usage Statistics

H8610:

συνέλαβεν 7× (9.3%)

συλλάβετε 5× (7.5%)

συνέλαβον 5× (6.6%)

αὐτοὺσ 4× (4.6%)

συνελήμφθη 3× (4.5%)

αὐτούσ 3× (3.6%)

συλλημφθήσῃ 2× (3.0%)

καθωπλισμένοι 2× (3.0%)

αὐτάσ 2× (2.1%)

התורה הַתּוֹרָה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

תורה

tôwrâh

Definition

a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch

Root

or תרה; from H3384 (ירה);

Exhaustive

or תרה; from ירה; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch; law.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8451

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

תּוֹרָה

noun feminine • Root ירה • Strongs / High • Page 1506

1. (From יָרָה Hif.) Direction, regulation, legal precept, or statute (Ex 12:49; Num 15:29; Hos 8:12). Commonly refers to the whole Law (Ps 78:5; Deut 1:5, 4:8 44).

תּוֹרָה

noun feminine • Root תור • Strongs / High • Page 1506

2. (From תּוּר) Same as תּוּר (1): arrangement, series (2 Sam 4:19).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

תּוֹרָה

f. verbal / dec. x. • Root ירה • Page 711

1. instruction, doctrine, precept, admonition. Job 22: 22. from parents, Prov. 1: 8. 3: 1. from God, i. e. a revelation, an oracle, Is. 1: 10. 8: 16, 20. 2. a law (of Moses.) Lev. 6: 9. Also collectively laws, Lev. 13: 9. Josh. 1: 8. 2 K. 22: 8. 3. a mode, manner, i. q. חֹק, מִשְׁפָּט 2 Sam. 7: 19. 4. a rule, direction, (for building a house.) Ezek. 43: 12.

Particle definite article, Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: νόμον νόμοσ νόμου νόμῳ ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H8451:

νόμον 70× (30.6%)

νόμοσ 46× (21.0%)

νόμου 44× (19.7%)

νόμῳ 27× (10.9%)

--- 3× (1.6%)

νόμιμα 3× (1.3%)

θεσμοὺσ 2× (1.1%)

ὡσ 2× (1.0%)

νόμουσ 2× (1.0%)

ἐντολὰσ 2× (0.9%)

לא לֹא

not

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

לא

lôʼ

Definition

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

Root

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle;

Exhaustive

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3808

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

לֹא

negative particle • Root אל • Strongs / High • Page 759

A negative particle; not, no. It functions as an absolute negative, a negative answer to a question, or a refusal. Used with verbs in various tenses and moods to express negation or prohibition.

לֹא

particle • Strongs / High • Page 761

A K'ri reading for לוֹ.

לֹא

adverb / particle • Strongs / High • Page 760

Not; No; Nothing (substantive use); Before (cognate sense to טֶרֶם).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לֹא

adverb • Page 338

A primitive adverb of negation (more rarely לוֹא). 1. not. 2. no (Gen. 19:2). 3. nothing (Job 6:21). 4. without (1 Chr. 2:30). 5. interrogative, nonne? (Jon. 4:11). 6. lest, that not (Ex. 28:32). 7. In combination with adjectives/substantives it gives a negative signification (e.g., לֹא עֹז without strength).

Particle negative

LXX: οὐκ οὐ μὴ οὐδὲ οὐχ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3808:

οὐκ 1137× (34.5%)

οὐ 797× (24.2%)

μὴ 184× (5.6%)

οὐδὲ 150× (4.5%)

οὐχ 127× (3.9%)

οὐχὶ 120× (3.6%)

--- 98× (3.0%)

'' 94× (2.4%)

---% 62× (1.5%)

οὐκέτι 50× (1.4%)

ידעוני יְדָעוּנִי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ידע

yâdaʻ

Definition

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.)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; 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.); acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3045

ני

Definition

me, personal pronoun - verb/prep. suffix: 1st person common singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 1st person singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9030

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 583

To know, perceive, understand. It encompasses various meanings including: to perceive by the senses, to know carnally (euphemism), to understand mentally, to discover, to be skilled in, to have a clear consciousness of, to care for, and to have moral perception (to know good and evil).

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 584

to know, of the different meanings of Kal, to see, be seen, perceived, observed; to be known, to appear i.e. to be recognised; to be well-known, celebrated.

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 584

II. The original idea of the root: to distinguish, separate, divide, lay aside, remove. This meaning appears seldom in Scripture.

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 585

To divide, separate, split, cut. Figuratively, to chastise, visit, or punish.

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 585

A transposed form of יָדַע. The Kal form is not used.

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Strongs / High • Page 582

1. to see, to perceive by the organs of sight, to mark, to perceive; 2. to perceive by hearing, to know by the taste, to experience, to feel; 3. Metaphorically from this, to lie with (sexual intercourse).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יָדַע

verb • Root ידע • Page 272

1. To know, understand, know how (Job 32:22, 1 Sam. 16:16). 2. To know, be acquainted with, know by name (Gen. 29:5, Ex. 33:12). 3. To perceive, observe, discern (Gen. 19:33, Judg. 13:21). 4. To learn, be informed, learn by experience (Gen. 9:24, Lev. 5:3, Ex. 6:7). 5. To imagine, expect (Ps. 35:8, Job 9:5). 6. To concern one's self about, take care of (Gen. 39:6, Prov. 27:23); spoken of God's interest in man (Ps. 144:3). 7. Euphemistic expression for sexual intercourse (Gen. 4:17, 25; 1 Sam. 1:19).

Verb Qal perfect third person common plural, Suffix pronominal first person both singular

LXX: ἔγνω γνώσονται ἔγνωσαν ἔγνων οἶδα

LXX Usage Statistics

H3045:

ἔγνω 57× (5.6%)

γνώσονται 51× (4.5%)

ἔγνωσαν 37× (3.7%)

ἔγνων 37× (3.7%)

οἶδα 30× (3.1%)

γνώσῃ 27× (2.4%)

γνώσεσθε 26× (2.4%)

οἶδεν 25× (2.6%)

γνῶναι 24× (2.2%)

ἔγνωσ 21× (2.1%)

והרעים וְהָרֹעים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

רעה

râʻâh

Definition

to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend); [idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7462

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רָעָה

verb • Root רעה • Strongs / High • Page 1346

I. 1. tr. properly to lead, conduct, cattle; hence to feed, pascere, to guard, to have care for, to rule; 2. Metaphor. to lead, guide, govern, care for, to teach, instruct; 3. intr. to feed, of cattle, to go about in their pasture, to rest comfortably, or to lie down quietly.

רָעָה

verb • Root רעה • Strongs / High • Page 1346

II. Stem belonging to רָצָה III.

רָעָה

verb / tr. • Root רעה • Strongs / High • Page 1347

II. To unite, with one, to associate with one; hence to be friendly with one or to a thing, i. e. to like; fig. to think, to meditate.

רָעָה

noun feminine / particle • Root רעע • Strongs / High • Page 1347

Perhaps the feminine of a masculine Kal participle (רָע), from the intransitive רָעַע, meaning friable.

רָעָה

adjective / noun feminine • Root רע • Strongs / High • Page 1347

1. Feminine adjective of רַע I., meaning bad, evil. 2. Substantive meaning ill, evil, badness, misfortune, destruction, ruin, affliction, misery.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רָעָה

verb • Page 623

I. 1. To feed (a flock), to lead or guide them (metaphorically of a prince or God as shepherd). 2. To graze or pasture (of cattle); metaphorically to consume or eat up. 3. To support or nourish. References: Gen. 30:36; Ps. 23:1; Is. 5:17; Mic. 5:5.

רָעָה

verb • Page 623

II. To take delight or pleasure in a person or thing. Cognate with Chaldee רְעָה.

רָעָה

verb • Root רעה • Page 624

To take pleasure in or associate with any one (Prov. 13:20); also to pursue after things like the wind (Hos. 12:2).

רָעָה

f. verbal • Root רצע • Page 624

Evil, adversity, destruction.

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Verb Qal participle active masculine plural absolute

LXX: ποιμένεσ ποιμένων ποιμένασ ποιμὴν ποιμήν

LXX Usage Statistics

H7462b:

ποιμένεσ 25× (12.8%)

ποιμένων 11× (5.6%)

ποιμένασ 11× (5.8%)

ποιμὴν 7× (3.7%)

ποιμήν 6× (3.5%)

βοσκηθήσονται 6× (3.3%)

ποιμαίνων 5× (2.6%)

ποιμαίνει 5× (2.4%)

ποιμαίνειν 5× (2.7%)

ποιμένα 4× (2.2%)

פשעו פָּשְׁעוּ

have broken away

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

פשע

pâshaʻ

Definition

to break away (from just authority), i.e. trespass, apostatize, quarrel

Root

a primitive root (identical with through the idea of expansion);

Exhaustive

a primitive root (identical with through the idea of expansion); to break away (from just authority), i.e. trespass, apostatize, quarrel; offend, rebel, revolt, transgress(-ion, -or).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6586

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

פֶּשַׁע

noun masculine • Root פשע • Consonantal / Low • Page 1200

Folly, silliness, sin, metaphorically mischief.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

פָּשַׁע

verb • Consonantal / Low • Page 1201

Intr. prop. to separate from one; hence to be rebellious, faithless, generally of transgression or sin.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

פֶּשַׂע

masc. step • Root פשע • Consonantal / Low • Page 1202

(From פֶּשַׁע) masc. step.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

פִּשַׁע

verb piel • Root פשע • Consonantal / Low • Page 1202

(Piel, fut. יְפַשַּׁע) To spread apart, hence to stride, to rush against or upon one.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

פֶּשַׁע

noun masculine • Root פשע • Consonantal / Low • Page 1202

Transgression, fault, defection, corruption; metaphor. sin-offering; an idol-image; political rebellion; punishment of sin.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

פָּשַׁע

verb • Consonantal / Low • Page 1202

To apostatise, to sin, to transgress. Part. פּוֹשֵׁעַ, pl. פּשְׁעִים, idol-worshippers, transgressors.

Matched via prefix/suffix stripped stem

Verb Qal perfect third person common plural

LXX: ἠθέτησεν ἀπέστη ἠσεβήσατε ἠσέβησασ ἠσέβησαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H6586:

ἠθέτησεν 8× (18.8%)

ἀπέστη 3× (7.4%)

ἠσεβήσατε 2× (5.2%)

ἠσέβησασ 2× (5.2%)

ἠσέβησαν 2× (5.2%)

ἠνομήσατε 2× (4.0%)

ἀσεβεῖσ 2× (3.6%)

בי בי

within me

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ני

Definition

me, personal pronoun - verb/prep. suffix: 1st person common singular

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 1st person singular

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9030

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּ

preposition • Page 84

A preposition with various meanings: 4. by (swearing, Gen. 22:16); 5. through (Num. 12:2); 6. upon (Num. 14:10); 7. to a place or thing (Judg. 6:35); 8. against (Gen. 16:12); 9. concerning (after 'to speak'); 10. out of, from (Gen. 44:5); 11. among; 12. before (Gen. 23:18); 13. for (Deut. 19:21); 14. on account of (Gen. 18:28); 15. after, according to (Gen. 1:26); 16. as (Job 34:36); 17. used with verbs of sense; 18. Beth essentiae (Jehovah is among my helpers, Ps. 118:7); 19. before an infinitive: when, while, after, since (Gen. 2:4).

בּ

prefix • Page 83

A prefix preposition with various meanings: 1. In or into a place/subject. 2. With, denoting an instrument, aid, or concomitance. 3. On, at, or near.

Preposition -Within Art, Suffix pronominal first person both singular

והנביאים וְהַנְּבִיאִים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ה

Definition

the

Root

Demonstrative primitive

Exhaustive

definite article, the, used for all numbers and genders; originally a pronoun demonstrative, this. interrogative particle in direct and indirect questions; in disjunctive questions: whether--or.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

נביא

nâbîyʼ

Definition

a prophet or (generally) inspired man

Root

from H5012 (נבא);

Exhaustive

from נבא; a prophet or (generally) inspired man; prophecy, that prophesy, prophet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5030

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נָבִיא

noun masculine • Root נבא • Strongs / High • Page 938

A prophet, an announcer of divine oracles.

נָבִיא

noun • Strongs / High • Page 937

The definition for this entry is not visible in the image. Forms with suffixes are listed: נְבִיאָה, נְבִיאֲכֶם; and plural נְבִיאִים.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נָבִיא

m. verbal from נָבָא • Root נבא • Page 422

1. interpres Dei, one employed by God to make known his will to men. 2. a friend or confidant of God. 3. a prophet, one inspired of God to instruct the people and foretel future events. (Judg. 6:8; 2 Sam. 7:2; Ex. 7:1; 4:16; Jer. 15:19; Deut. 18:15, 18; Gen. 20:7; Ps. 105:15; Deut. 34:10; Deut. 13:2; 1 Sam. 9:9; 1 K. 22:7; 2 K. 3:11; 2 Chr. 28:9.)

Conjunction, Particle definite article, Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX: προφήτησ προφητῶν προφήτασ προφήτην προφῆται

LXX Usage Statistics

H5030:

προφήτησ 62× (21.6%)

προφητῶν 46× (15.5%)

προφήτασ 38× (12.6%)

προφήτην 30× (10.2%)

προφῆται 30× (9.5%)

προφήτου 23× (7.7%)

προφήταισ 12× (3.3%)

'' 11× (3.7%)

--- 10× (3.9%)

προφήτῃ 5× (1.5%)

נבאו נִבְּאוּ

in the hand

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

נבא

nâbâʼ

Definition

to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse); prophesy(-ing), make self a prophet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5012

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

נָבָא

verb • Root נבא • Strongs / High • Page 933

(Kal not used) intr. to spring forth, to stream forth, to be poured out, to bubble up, of inspired human discourse; hence to discourse, to speak, to propound, to announce.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נָבָא

verb • Page 421

to deliver an oracle from God, to speak as God's ambassador; to prophesy or predict future events; also to sing songs or hymns under divine inspiration. In Hithpa., also to act like a madman or rave in ecstatic frenzy. References: Jer. 23:21; Joel 3:1; 1 K. 22:8; 1 Sam. 18:10; 10:11.

Verb Niphal perfect third person common plural

LXX: προφήτευσον προφητεύουσιν ἐπροφήτευον ἐπροφήτευσεν προφητεύσεισ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5012:

προφήτευσον 27× (24.2%)

προφητεύουσιν 11× (10.0%)

ἐπροφήτευον 7× (6.4%)

ἐπροφήτευσεν 7× (6.0%)

προφητεύσεισ 6× (5.1%)

ἐπροφήτευσαν 6× (4.9%)

προφητεύων 4× (3.7%)

προφητεῦσαι 4× (3.0%)

προφητεύει 3× (2.8%)

--- 3× (2.8%)

בבעל בַבַּעַל

within the owner/lord

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ב

bə

Definition

in, by

Root

A primitive particle; a prefix

Exhaustive

(beth) — in / within / by means of

Core value: interiority, enclosure, participation

ב does not primarily mean “in time” (“when”) or even “in space.” It marks being inside a domain, whether that domain is:
- spatial (house, land),
- conceptual (wisdom, covenant),
- modal (strength, fear),
- instrumental (by means of).
Aonically, ב marks immersion.
not “when X happened” but “within the state or field of X.”
This is why ב־יום does not need to mean “on the day (chronological)” but “within the day-realm / condition”.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

בעל

Baʻal

Definition

Baal, a Phoenician deity

Root

the same as H1167 (בעל);

Exhaustive

the same as בעל; Baal, a Phoenician deity; Baal, (plural) Baalim.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1168

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֵל

noun masculine (aramaic) • Root עלא • Consonantal / Low • Page 1090

Aramaic masculine noun, same as Hebrew מַעַל (the height, the upper); commonly used as a preposition with מִן following, meaning above or over.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עֵל

unknown • Root עלה • Consonantal / Low • Page 1092

Derivative of עָלָה.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עַל

adjective / noun • Root עלה • Consonantal / Low • Page 1088

Highest; same as עֶלְיוֹן. This form is abridged from עָלָה and derived from עָלַי (like יַד from יָדָה I.), serving as the construct form עֲלֵי (out of עֲלַאי).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עַל

preposition / adverb • Root עלה • Consonantal / Low • Page 1088

A preposition: upon, over, above, super, in the widest sense. It expresses protecting, covering, resting above upon (answering to 'where'); motion toward the upper surface (answering to 'whither?'); local direction to a more distant agency; or proximity/timing ('with, at'). Used figuratively as dat. commodi and incommodi, meaning a burden or duty upon one, or with certain verbs replacing the dative case. Also expresses motion down upon or up to, sometimes interchanging with אֶל.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עַל

preposition / adverb • Consonantal / Low • Page 1089

Preposition or Adverb meaning upon, over, at, above (denoting physical overtopping or mental superiority/dominion); expressing addition (to, reckoned to); proximity (by, around); suitability (according to); or occasionally used concessively (though, quanquam).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עַל

preposition / particle / conjunction • Consonantal / Low • Page 1090

Properly, over, upon, concerning, notwithstanding, against, towards, for the sake of, on account of. Used to express position, antithesis, or distance (away from). After certain verbs, signifies giving way, removing, or fleeing. Also forms various compound particles (e.g., עַל-מָה, עַל-כֵּן, עַל אֲשֶׁר).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עַל

preposition (aramaic) • Root אלא • Consonantal / Low • Page 1090

Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew עַל. Means: Upon, over, on account of, unto, against, or dative. (Used with suffixes like עָלַי, עָלֵךְ, עֲלֵיהוֹן).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עַל

noun / prepos. • Root עלה • Consonantal / Low • Page 1092

Derivative of עָלָה, listed as a noun and a preposition.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עָל

noun masculine • Root עלה • Consonantal / Low • Page 1087

1. Most high (same as עֶלְיוֹן), hence God. Applied to idols ('no-god'). 2. The upper part, the height; hence above, i. e. in the height.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עָל

unknown • Root עלה • Consonantal / Low • Page 1096

The plural is used like קְדֹשִׁים &c. (comp. Ex. 19, 6).

Matched after stripping common prefixes

עֹל

noun masculine • Root עלל • Consonantal / Low • Page 1090

Masculine noun (also spelled עֹל). A round, roller-like object, specifically a yoke (bent cross-wood put on the neck of animals). Figuratively: servitude, dependence, oppression, and burdening.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

בְּ

preposition • Page 84

A preposition with various meanings: 4. by (swearing, Gen. 22:16); 5. through (Num. 12:2); 6. upon (Num. 14:10); 7. to a place or thing (Judg. 6:35); 8. against (Gen. 16:12); 9. concerning (after 'to speak'); 10. out of, from (Gen. 44:5); 11. among; 12. before (Gen. 23:18); 13. for (Deut. 19:21); 14. on account of (Gen. 18:28); 15. after, according to (Gen. 1:26); 16. as (Job 34:36); 17. used with verbs of sense; 18. Beth essentiae (Jehovah is among my helpers, Ps. 118:7); 19. before an infinitive: when, while, after, since (Gen. 2:4).

בּ

prefix • Page 83

A prefix preposition with various meanings: 1. In or into a place/subject. 2. With, denoting an instrument, aid, or concomitance. 3. On, at, or near.

Preposition -Within Art, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: βααλ βααλιμ αἰσχύνησ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1168a:

βααλ 56× (70.7%)

βααλιμ 14× (17.7%)

αἰσχύνησ 2× (2.5%)

ואחרי וְאַחֲרֵי

and the one behind

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

אחר

ʼachar

Definition

properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

Root

from H309 (אחר);

Exhaustive

from אחר; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses); after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H310

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אַחַר

noun masculine / adv. / preposition • Root אחר • Strongs_Numbers • Page 103

Properly hinder, later, after. Commonly used as: 1. An adverb of time (after, then, thereupon) or place (behind). 2. A preposition (after, behind). The construct state plural אַחֲרֵי (acharei) is frequently used as an adverb of time (afterward), an adverb of place/preposition (after, behind), or in a substantive meaning (hinder part, e.g., of a spear).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אַחֲרֵי

preposition • Root אחר • Page 41

after, as in Heb. Dan. 2:29.

אַחֲרֵי

adjective • Page 41

another. Dan. 2:39. 7:5, 6.

אַחַר

substantive / adv. / preposition • Page 40

1. originally a subst. the hinder part. 2 Sam. 2: 23. 2. adv. behind (Gen. 22: 13) or more frequently afterwards (Gen. 18: 5). 3. prep. (Plur. אַחֲרֵי) after, behind. Ex. 3: 1.

Conjunction, Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0310a:

No stats available

לא לֹא־

not

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

לא

lôʼ

Definition

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

Root

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle;

Exhaustive

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3808

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

לֹא

negative particle • Root אל • Strongs / High • Page 759

A negative particle; not, no. It functions as an absolute negative, a negative answer to a question, or a refusal. Used with verbs in various tenses and moods to express negation or prohibition.

לֹא

particle • Strongs / High • Page 761

A K'ri reading for לוֹ.

לֹא

adverb / particle • Strongs / High • Page 760

Not; No; Nothing (substantive use); Before (cognate sense to טֶרֶם).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לֹא

adverb • Page 338

A primitive adverb of negation (more rarely לוֹא). 1. not. 2. no (Gen. 19:2). 3. nothing (Job 6:21). 4. without (1 Chr. 2:30). 5. interrogative, nonne? (Jon. 4:11). 6. lest, that not (Ex. 28:32). 7. In combination with adjectives/substantives it gives a negative signification (e.g., לֹא עֹז without strength).

Particle negative

LXX: οὐκ οὐ μὴ οὐδὲ οὐχ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3808:

οὐκ 1137× (34.5%)

οὐ 797× (24.2%)

μὴ 184× (5.6%)

οὐδὲ 150× (4.5%)

οὐχ 127× (3.9%)

οὐχὶ 120× (3.6%)

--- 98× (3.0%)

'' 94× (2.4%)

---% 62× (1.5%)

οὐκέτι 50× (1.4%)

יועלו יוֹעלוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יעל

yaʻal

Definition

properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively; useful, subjectively; benefited)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively; useful, subjectively; benefited); [idiom] at all, set forward, can do good, (be, have) profit, (able).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3276

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יַעַל

noun / masculine • Root יעל • Strongs / High • Page 624

Height in a concrete sense; figuratively, worthiness, excellence.

Verb Hiphil imperfect third person masculine plural

LXX: ὠφελήσει ὠφελήσουσιν ὠφέλειαν

LXX Usage Statistics

H3276:

ὠφελήσει 3× (13.1%)

ὠφελήσουσιν 3× (13.1%)

ὠφέλειαν 2× (7.4%)

הלכו הָלָכוּ׃

they have walked

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

הלך

hâlak

Definition

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

Root

akin to H3212 (ילך); a primitive root;

Exhaustive

akin to ילך; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively); (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, [idiom] more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), [phrase] send, speedily, spread, still, surely, [phrase] tale-bearer, [phrase] travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-) faring man, [idiom] be weak, whirl.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1980

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

הָלַךְ

verb • Strongs / High • Page 401

An intransitive verb meaning to go, to walk, or to move forward in the widest sense. It applies to people, animals, and inanimate objects (e.g., a border extending, a report spreading, a ship sailing, the moon walking). The fundamental signification is varied by numerous prepositions indicating direction or manner, such as to go to/against (אֶל), to go with/accompany (עִם), to go after/follow (אַחֲרֵי), and to go before (לִפְנֵי).

הָלַךְ

verb • Root הלך • Strongs / High • Page 402

To go, to walk; to disappear, pass, retire; to stalk; also used as an auxiliary verb.

הָלַךְ

verb • Root הלך • Strongs / High • Page 755

to go to

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הָלַךְ

verb • Root הלך • Page 186

To go, in whatever manner; applied to things animate and inanimate (e.g., ark floating, boundary extending, report circulating). Various constructions include: (1) with accusative 'to go through' (Deut. 1:19); (2) with 'ב' 'to go with' (Ex. 10:9); (3) with 'עם' or 'את' 'to be conversant with' (Job 34:8); (4) with 'אַחֲרֵי' 'to go after, follow' (Gen. 24:5, 37:17).

הָלַךְ

verb • Root הלך • Page 187

To go, walk. (Continued senses on this page): 2. To walk, figuratively for to live. Ps. 15:2, Is. 33:15, Mic. 2:11. 3. To depart, to die. Gen. 15:2, Ps. 39:14. 4. To pass away, to perish. Ps. 78:39, Job 19:10, 14:20. 5. To run, flow (spoken of water). Is. 8:8, Joel 4:18, Ezek. 7:17, 21:12. 6. To go on, continue, last. Gen. 26:13, Judg. 4:24, 1 Sam. 14:19, 2 Sam. 5:10, 18:25, Gen. 8:3.

Verb Qal perfect third person common plural

LXX: ἐπορεύθη ἐπορεύθησαν δεῦρο πορεύεσθαι ἀπῆλθεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H1980:

ἐπορεύθη 192× (11.4%)

ἐπορεύθησαν 77× (4.7%)

δεῦρο 53× (3.5%)

πορεύεσθαι 52× (3.0%)

ἀπῆλθεν 50× (3.0%)

πορευθῆναι 39× (2.3%)

πορεύου 35× (2.3%)

πορεύσονται 35× (2.2%)

πορεύσομαι 34× (2.2%)

ἐπορεύετο 33× (2.1%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
The priests said not Where is Jehovah? and they holding the law knew me not: and the shepherds transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and they went After what will not profit.

LITV Translation:
The priests did not say, Where is Jehovah? And they who handle the law did not know Me. And the shepherds rebelled against Me; and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and went after things not profitable.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
The priests said not, Where is the Lord? and they that held by the law knew me not: the shepherds also sinned against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and went after that which profited not.