Lexicon
סוּר
sur
H5494
H:N-M Hebrew

degenerate

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sur describes branches portrayed as having turned away from the choice vine in Jeremiah 2:21.

The attested use portrays branches that have turned away from the condition of a choice vine, set against its planting as true seed in Jeremiah 2:21.

Senses in use

  1. Branches turned away from a choice vine · dominant

    In Jeremiah 2:21, the masculine plural construct form occurs in the question contrasting a choice vine, described as true seed, with branches that have turned away. The APB renders the clause "how then have you turned to Me as degenerate branches of the foreign vine?"

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 2:21, the APB presents the clause as "degenerate branches of the foreign vine,".

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