King James Version

Jeremiah 17:2

Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.

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כִּזְכֹּ֤רkizkoras be maleזָכַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “as be male”, the to-form of the verbH2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male[idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.בְּנֵיהֶם֙beneyhemsonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […מִזְבְּחוֹתָ֔םmizbechotamaltarמִזְבֵּחַnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “altar”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4196an altaraltar.וַאֲשֵׁרֵיהֶ֖םvaashereyhemand grove. Compare H6253אֲשֵׁרָהconjunction, noun, proper name, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and grove. Compare H6253”H842Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the samegrove. Compare H6253 (עַשְׁתֹּרֶת).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…עֵ֣ץetstreeעֵץnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “tree”, the ordinary formH6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)[phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.רַֽעֲנָ֑ןraanangreenרַעֲנָןadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “green”, the ordinary formH7488verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperousgreen, flourishing.עַ֖לalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…גְּבָע֥וֹתgevaothillגִּבְעָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “hill”, the ordinary formH1389a hillockhill, little hill.הַגְּבֹהֽוֹתhagvohotthe haughtyגָּבֹהַּdefinite article, adjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “the haughty”, the ordinary formH1364elevated (or elated), powerful, arroganthaughty, height, high(-er), lofty, proud, [idiom] exceeding proudly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Like the symbols of their sons are their altars, and their Asherim are by the leafy trees, upon the high hills.

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American Standard Version (1901)

whilst their children remember their altars and their Asherim by the green trees upon the high hills.

Young’s Literal Translation

As their sons remember their altars and their shrines, By the green tree, by the high hills.

World English Bible

Even their children remember their altars and their Asherah poles by the green trees on the high hills.

Darby Translation

whilst their children remember their altars and their Asherahs, by the green trees, upon the high hills.

Douay-Rheims

When their children shall remember their altars, and their groves, and their green trees upon high mountains,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)