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Jeremiah 2:19

“Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord God of hosts.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

יָסַרyâçar · yaw-sar'
H3256 · Hebrew
Definition
to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
bind, chasten, chastise, correct, instruct, punish, reform, reprove, sore, teach.
Grammar
  • תְּיַסְּרֵ֣ — verb Piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular
  • ךְ — suffix (pronominal), 2nd person, feminine, singular
Code HVpi3fs/Sp2fs
Usage
Occurs 43 times in the Hebrew Bible.Leviticus 26:18Leviticus 26:23Leviticus 26:28Deuteronomy 4:36Deuteronomy 8:5

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יָסַר here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.