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Commentary for Jeremiah 8:5

מַדּ֨וּעַ שׁוֹבְבָ֜ה הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֛ה יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם מְשֻׁבָ֣ה נִצַּ֑חַת הֶחֱזִ֙יקוּ֙ בַּתַּרְמִ֔ית מֵאֲנ֖וּ לָשֽׁוּב׃

Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? They hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

Rashi on Jeremiah

a perpetual backsliding Heb. משבה נצחת, a perpetual backsliding, like נצח, perpetual.
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They have held Heb. החזיקו.
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to deceit Heb. בתרמית.
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