מְשׁוּבָה
me.shu.vah
“faithlessness”
Definition
apostasy
or מְשֻׁבָה; from H7725 (שׁוּב);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
מְשׁוּבָה appears 11 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
My people are bent on turning from Me.Though they call to the Most High,He will by no means exalt them.
Your own evil will discipline you;your own apostasies will reprimand you.Consider and realizehow evil and bitter it isfor you to forsake the LORD your Godand to have no fear of Me,”declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.
Go, proclaim this message toward the north:‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD.‘I will no longer look on you with anger,for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD.‘I will not be angry forever.
Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down,a wolf from the desert will ravage them.A leopard will lie in wait near their cities,and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces.For their rebellious acts are many,and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.
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