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Isaiah 5:4 (100.00%)

What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? Why, when I looked for it to yield grapes, did it yield wild grapes?

What could have been done H6213 (8800) more to my vineyard H3754, that I have not done H6213 (8804) in it? wherefore H4069, when I looked H6960 (8765) that it should bring forth H6213 (8800) grapes H6025, brought it forth H6213 (8799) wild grapes H891?

What-to do still to my vineyard, That I have not done in it! Wherefore, I waited to the yielding of grapes, And it yieldeth bad ones!

Isaiah 50:2 (100.00%)

Why, when I came, was there no one? When I called, why was there no one to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it can’t redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea. I make the rivers a wilderness. Their fish stink because there is no water, and die of thirst.

Wherefore, when I came H935 (8804), [was there] no man H376? when I called H7121 (8804), [was there] none to answer H6030 (8802)? Is my hand H3027 shortened H7114 (8804) at all H7114 (8800), that it cannot redeem H6304? or have I no power H3581 to deliver H5337 (8687)? behold, at my rebuke H1606 I dry up H2717 (8686) the sea H3220, I make H7760 (8799) the rivers H5104 a wilderness H4057: their fish H1710 stinketh H887 (8799), because [there is] no water H4325, and dieth H4191 (8799) for thirst H6772.

Wherefore have I come, and there is no one? I called, and there is none answering, Hath My hand been at all short of redemption? And is there not in me power to deliver? Lo, by My rebuke I dry up a sea, I make rivers a wilderness, Their fish stinketh, for there is no water, And dieth with thirst.

Isaiah 63:2 (100.00%)

Why is your clothing red, and your garments like him who treads in the wine vat?

Wherefore [art thou] red H122 in thine apparel H3830, and thy garments H899 like him that treadeth H1869 (8802) in the winefat H1660?

‘Wherefore is thy clothing red? And thy garments as treading in a wine fat?’

Jeremiah 2:14 (100.00%)

Is Israel a slave? Is he born into slavery? Why has he become a captive?

[Is] Israel H3478 a servant H5650? [is] he a homeborn H1004 H3211 [slave]? why H4069 is he spoiled H957?

A servant is Israel? Is he a child of the house? Wherefore hath he been for a prey?

Jeremiah 2:31 (100.00%)

Generation, consider Yahweh’s word. Have I been a wilderness to Israel? Or a land of thick darkness? Why do my people say, ‘We have broken loose. We will come to you no more’?

O generation H1755, see H7200 (8798) ye the word H1697 of the LORD H3068. Have I been a wilderness H4057 unto Israel H3478? a land H776 of darkness H3991? wherefore say H559 (8804) my people H5971, We are lords H7300 (8804); we will come H935 (8799) no more unto thee?

O generation, see ye the word of Jehovah: A wilderness have I been to Israel? A land of thick darkness? Wherefore have My people said, ‘We mourned, We come not in again unto Thee.’

Jeremiah 8:5 (100.00%)

Why then have the people of Jerusalem fallen back by a perpetual backsliding? They cling to deceit. They refuse to return.

Why [then] is this people H5971 of Jerusalem H3389 slidden back H7725 (8790) by a perpetual H5329 (8737) backsliding H4878? they hold H2388 (8689) fast deceit H8649, they refuse H3985 (8765) to return H7725 (8800).

Wherefore hath this people of Jerusalem Turned back-a perpetual backsliding? They have kept hold on deceit, They have refused to turn back.

Jeremiah 8:19 (100.00%)

Behold, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people from a land that is very far off: “Isn’t Yahweh in Zion? Isn’t her King in her?” “Why have they provoked me to anger with their engraved images, and with foreign idols?”

Behold the voice H6963 of the cry H7775 of the daughter H1323 of my people H5971 because of them that dwell in a far H4801 country H776: [Is] not the LORD H3068 in Zion H6726? [is] not her king H4428 in her? Why have they provoked me to anger H3707 (8689) with their graven images H6456, [and] with strange H5236 vanities H1892?

Lo, the voice of a cry of the daughter of my people from a land afar off, Is Jehovah not in Zion? is her king not in her? Wherefore have they provoked Me with their graven images, With the vanities of a foreigner?

Jeremiah 8:22 (100.00%)

Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then isn’t the health of the daughter of my people recovered?

[Is there] no balm H6875 in Gilead H1568; [is there] no physician H7495 (8802) there? why then H3588 is not the health H724 of the daughter H1323 of my people H5971 recovered H5927 (8804)?

Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? For wherefore hath not the health of the daughter of my people gone up?

Jeremiah 12:1 (100.00%)

You are righteous, Yahweh, when I contend with you; yet I would like to plead a case with you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are they all at ease who deal very treacherously?

Righteous H6662 [art] thou, O LORD H3068, when I plead H7378 (8799) with thee: yet let me talk H1696 (8762) with thee of [thy] judgments H4941: Wherefore doth the way H1870 of the wicked H7563 prosper H6743 (8804)? [wherefore] are all they happy H7951 (8804) that deal very H899 treacherously H898 (8802)?

Righteous art Thou, O Jehovah, When I plead towards thee, Only, judgments do I speak with Thee, Wherefore did the way of the wicked prosper? At rest have been all treacherous dealers.

Jeremiah 13:22 (100.00%)

If you say in your heart, “Why have these things come on me?” Your skirts are uncovered because of the greatness of your iniquity, and your heels suffer violence.

And if thou say H559 (8799) in thine heart H3824, Wherefore come H7122 (8804) these things upon me? For the greatness H7230 of thine iniquity H5771 are thy skirts H7757 discovered H1540 (8738), [and] thy heels H6119 made bare H2554 (8738).

And when thou dost say in thy heart, ‘Wherefore have these met me?’ For the abundance of thine iniquity Have thy skirts been uncovered, Have thy heels suffered violence.

Jeremiah 14:19 (100.00%)

Have you utterly rejected Judah? Has your soul loathed Zion? Why have you struck us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold, dismay!

Hast thou utterly H3988 (8800) rejected H3988 (8804) Judah H3063? hath thy soul H5315 lothed H1602 (8804) Zion H6726? why hast thou smitten H5221 (8689) us, and [there is] no healing H4832 for us? we looked H6960 (8763) for peace H7965, and [there is] no good H2896; and for the time H6256 of healing H4832, and behold trouble H1205!

Hast Thou utterly rejected Judah? Zion hath Thy soul loathed? Wherefore hast Thou smitten us, And there is no healing to us? Looking for peace, and there is no good, And for a time of healing, and lo, terror.

Jeremiah 22:28 (100.00%)

Is this man Coniah a despised broken vessel? Is he a vessel in which no one delights? Why are they cast out, he and his offspring, and cast into a land which they don’t know?

[Is] this man H376 Coniah H3659 a despised H959 (8737) broken H5310 (8803) idol H6089? [is he] a vessel H3627 wherein [is] no pleasure H2656? wherefore are they cast out H7993 (8717), he and his seed H2233, and are cast H2904 (8717) into a land H776 which they know H3045 (8804) not?

A grief-a despised broken thing-is this man Coniah? A vessel in which there is no pleasure? Wherefore have they been cast up and down, He and his seed, Yea, they were cast on to a land that they knew not?

Jeremiah 26:9 (100.00%)

Why have you prophesied in Yahweh’s name, saying, ‘This house will be like Shiloh, and this city will be desolate, without inhabitant’?” All the people were crowded around Jeremiah in Yahweh’s house.

Why hast thou prophesied H5012 (8738) in the name H8034 of the LORD H3068, saying H559 (8800), This house H1004 shall be like Shiloh H7887, and this city H5892 shall be desolate H2717 (8799) without an inhabitant H3427 (8802)? And all the people H5971 were gathered H6950 (8735) against Jeremiah H3414 in the house H1004 of the LORD H3068.

Wherefore hast thou prophesied in the name of Jehovah, saying, ‘As Shiloh this house shall be, and this city is wasted, without inhabitant?’ and all the people are assembled unto Jeremiah in the house of Jehovah.

Jeremiah 30:6 (100.00%)

Ask now, and see whether a man travails with child. Why do I see every man with his hands on his waist, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned pale?

Ask H7592 (8798) ye now, and see H7200 (8798) whether a man H2145 doth travail with child H3205 (8802)? wherefore do I see H7200 (8804) every man H1397 with his hands H3027 on his loins H2504, as a woman in travail H3205 (8802), and all faces H6440 are turned H2015 (8738) into paleness H3420?

Ask, I pray you, and see, is a male bringing forth? Wherefore have I seen every man, His hands on his loins, as a travailing woman, And all faces have been turned to paleness?

Jeremiah 32:3 (100.00%)

For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, “Why do you prophesy, and say, ‘Yahweh says, “Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will take it;

For Zedekiah H6667 king H4428 of Judah H3063 had shut him up H3607 (8804), saying H559 (8800), Wherefore dost thou prophesy H5012 (8737), and say H559 (8800), Thus saith H559 (8804) the LORD H3068, Behold, I will give H5414 (8802) this city H5892 into the hand H3027 of the king H4428 of Babylon H894, and he shall take H3920 (8804) it;

Where Zedekiah king of Judah hath shut him up, saying, ‘Wherefore art thou prophesying, saying, Thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he hath captured it;

Jeremiah 36:29 (100.00%)

Concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, ‘Yahweh says: “You have burned this scroll, saying, ‘Why have you written therein, saying, “The king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, and will cause to cease from there man and animal”?’ ”

And thou shalt say H559 (8799) to Jehoiakim H3079 king H4428 of Judah H3063, Thus saith H559 (8804) the LORD H3068; Thou hast burned H8313 (8804) this roll H4039, saying H559 (8800), Why hast thou written H3789 (8804) therein, saying H559 (8800), The king H4428 of Babylon H894 shall certainly H935 (8800) come H935 (8799) and destroy H7843 (8689) this land H776, and shall cause to cease H7673 (8689) from thence man H120 and beast H929?

and unto Jehoiakim king of Judah thou dost say: Thus said Jehovah, Thou hast burnt this roll, saying, Wherefore hast thou written on it, saying, The king of Babylon surely cometh in, and hath destroyed this land, and caused to cease from it man and beast?

Jeremiah 46:5 (100.00%)

Why have I seen it? They are dismayed and are turned backward. Their mighty ones are beaten down, have fled in haste, and don’t look back. Terror is on every side,” says Yahweh.

Wherefore have I seen H7200 (8804) them dismayed H2844 [and] turned H5472 (8737) away back H268? and their mighty ones H1368 are beaten down H3807 (8714), and are fled H5127 (8804) apace H4498, and look not back H6437 (8689): [for] fear H4032 [was] round about H5439, saith H5002 (8803) the LORD H3068.

Wherefore have I seen them dismayed- They are turned backward, And their mighty ones are beaten down, And to a refuge they have fled, and not turned the face? Fear is round about-an affirmation of Jehovah.

Jeremiah 46:15 (100.00%)

Why are your strong ones swept away? They didn’t stand, because Yahweh pushed them.

Why are thy valiant H47 [men] swept away H5502 (8738)? they stood H5975 (8804) not, because the LORD H3068 did drive H1920 (8804) them.

Wherefore hath thy bull been swept away? He hath not stood, because Jehovah thrust him away.

Jeremiah 49:1 (100.00%)

Of the children of Ammon. Yahweh says: “Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then does Malcam possess Gad, and his people dwell in its cities?

Concerning the Ammonites H1121 H5983, thus saith H559 (8804) the LORD H3068; Hath Israel H3478 no sons H1121? hath he no heir H3423 (8802)? why [then] doth their king H4428 inherit H3423 (8804) Gad H1410, and his people H5971 dwell H3427 (8804) in his cities H5892?

Concerning the sons of Ammon: ‘Thus said Jehovah: Sons-hath Israel none? heir-hath he none? Wherefore hath Malcam possessed Gad? And his people in its cities have dwelt?

Ezekiel 18:19 (100.00%)

“Yet you say, ‘Why doesn’t the son bear the iniquity of the father?’ When the son has done that which is lawful and right, and has kept all my statutes, and has done them, he will surely live.

Yet say H559 (8804) ye, Why? doth not the son H1121 bear H5375 (8804) the iniquity H5771 of the father H1? When the son H1121 hath done H6213 (8804) that which is lawful H4941 and right H6666, [and] hath kept H8104 (8804) all my statutes H2708, and hath done H6213 (8799) them, he shall surely H2421 (8800) live H2421 (8799).

And ye have said, Wherefore hath not the son, Borne of the iniquity of the father? And-the son judgment and righteousness hath done, All My statutes he hath kept, And he doeth them, he surely liveth.

Malachi 2:10 (100.00%)

Don’t we all have one father? Hasn’t one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, profaning the covenant of our fathers?

Have we not all one H259 father H1? hath not one H259 God H410 created H1254 (8804) us? why do we deal treacherously H898 (8799) every man H376 against his brother H251, by profaning H2490 (8763) the covenant H1285 of our fathers H1?

Have we not all one father? Hath not our God prepared us? Wherefore do we deal treacherously, Each against his brother, To pollute the covenant of our fathers?

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.