Jonah 2:8
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Berean Study Bible
Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.

Young's Literal Translation
Those observing lying vanities their own mercy forsake.

King James Bible
They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

Hebrew
Those who cling to
מְשַׁמְּרִ֖ים (mə·šam·mə·rîm)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

worthless
שָׁ֑וְא (šāw)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7723: Evil, idolatry, uselessness

idols
הַבְלֵי־ (haḇ·lê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1892: Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory

forsake
יַעֲזֹֽבוּ׃ (ya·‘ă·zō·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit

[His] loving devotion.
חַסְדָּ֖ם (ḥas·dām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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