Jeremiah 2:23
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How canst thou say: I am not polluted, I have not walked after Baalim? see thy ways in the valley, know what thou hast done: as a swift runner pursuing his course.

how canst

Jeremiah 2:34,35 And in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor and innocent? not in ditches have I found them, but in all places, which I mentioned before. . . .

Genesis 3:12,13 And Adam said: The woman, whom thou gavest me to be my companion, gave me of the tree, and I did eat. . . .

1 Samuel 15:13,14 And when Samuel was come to Saul, Saul said to him: Blessed be thou of the Lord, I have fulfilled the word of the Lord. . . .

Psalm 36:2 For in his sight he hath done deceitfully, that his iniquity may be found unto hatred.

Proverbs 28:13 He that hideth his sins, shall not prosper: but he that shall confess, and forsake them, shall obtain mercy.

Proverbs 30:12,20 A generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their filthiness. . . .

Luke 10:29 But he willing to justify himself, said to Jesus: And who is my neighbour?

Romans 3:19 Now we know that what things soever the law speaketh, it speaketh to them that are in the law: that every mouth may be stopped and all the world may be made subject to God.

1 John 1:8-10 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. . . .

Revelation 3:17,18 Because thou sayest: I am rich and made wealthy and have need of nothing: and knowest not that thou art wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked. . . .

see

Jeremiah 3:2 Lift up thy eyes on high: and see where thou hast not prostituted thyself: thou didst sit in the ways, waiting for them as a robber in the wilderness: and thou hast polluted the land with thy fornications, and with thy wickedness.

Psalm 50:21 These things hast thou done, and I was silent. Thou thoughtest unjustly that I should be like to thee: but I will reprove thee, and set before thy face.

Ezekiel 16:1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Ezekiel 23:1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

valley

Jeremiah 7:31 And they have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Ennom, to burn their sons, and their daughters in the fire: which I commanded not, nor thought on in my heart.

Isaiah 57:5,6 Who seek your comfort in idols under every green tree, sacrificing children in the torrents, under the high rocks? . . .

thou art a swift.

Esther 8:16 But to the Jews, a new light seemed to rise, joy, honour, and dancing.

Context
Israel's Unfaithfulness
23How canst thou say: I am not polluted, I have not walked after Baalim? see thy ways in the valley, know what thou hast done: as a swift runner pursuing his course.24A wild ass accustomed to the wilderness in the desire of his heart, snuffed up the wind of his love: none shall turn her away: all that seek her shall not fail: in her monthly filth they shall find her.…
Cross References
Proverbs 30:12
A generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their filthiness.

Jeremiah 2:33
Why dost thou endeavour to shew thy way good to seek my love, thou who hast also taught thy malices to be thy ways,

Jeremiah 2:36
How exceeding base art thou become, going the same ways over again! and thou shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.

Jeremiah 7:31
And they have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Ennom, to burn their sons, and their daughters in the fire: which I commanded not, nor thought on in my heart.

Jeremiah 9:14
But they have gone after the perverseness of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them.

Jeremiah 31:22
How long wilt thou be dissolute in deliciousness, O wandering daughter? for the Lord hath created a new thing upon the earth: A WOMAN SHALL COMPASS A MAN.

Lexicon
“How
אֵ֣יךְ (’êḵ)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 349: How?, how!, where

can you say,
תֹּאמְרִ֞י (tō·mə·rî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

‘I am not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

defiled;
נִטְמֵ֗אתִי (niṭ·mê·ṯî)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2930: To be or become unclean

I have not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

run
הָלַ֔כְתִּי (hā·laḵ·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

after
אַחֲרֵ֤י (’a·ḥă·rê)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 310: The hind or following part

the Baals’?
הַבְּעָלִים֙ (hab·bə·‘ā·lîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1168: Baal -- a heathen god

Look
רְאִ֤י (rə·’î)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

at your behavior
דַרְכֵּךְ֙ (ḏar·kêḵ)
Noun - common singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

in the valley;
בַּגַּ֔יְא (bag·gay)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1516: A valley

acknowledge
דְּעִ֖י (də·‘î)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

what
מֶ֣ה (meh)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

you have done.
עָשִׂ֑ית (‘ā·śîṯ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

You are a swift
קַלָּ֖ה (qal·lāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7031: Light, swift, fleet

young she-camel
בִּכְרָ֥ה (biḵ·rāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1072: A young camel, dromedary

galloping here and there,
מְשָׂרֶ֥כֶת (mə·śā·re·ḵeṯ)
Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8308: To interlace


Additional Translations
“How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? Look at your behavior in the valley; acknowledge what you have done. You are a swift young she-camel galloping here and there,How can you say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see your way in the valley, know what you have done: you are a swift dromedary traversing her ways;

How canst thou say, I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;

How wilt thou say, I am not polluted, and have not gone after Baal? behold thy ways in the burial-ground, and know what thou hast done: her voice has howled in the evening:

How sayest thou, I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baals? See thy way in the valley, acknowledge what thou hast done -- a swift dromedary traversing her ways!

How canst thou say, I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;

How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;

"How can you say, 'I am not defiled. I have not gone after the Baals'? See your way in the valley. Know what you have done. [You are] a swift dromedary traversing her ways;

How sayest thou, 'I have not been defiled, After the Baalim I have not gone?' See thy way in a valley, know what thou hast done, A swift dromedary winding her ways,
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