Τάδε λέγει Κύριος, τί εὕροσαν οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν ἐν ἐμοὶ πλημμέλημα, ὅτι ἀπέστησαν μακρὰν ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ, καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ὀπίσω τῶν ματαίων, καὶ ἐματαιώθησαν;

1. Τάδε
   These things
2. λέγει
   says
3. Κύριος
   Lord
4.  
   ,
    
5. τί
   what
   something
6. εὕροσαν
   they found
   found
7. οἱ
   the
8. πατέρες
   fathers
9. ὑμῶν
   your
10. ἐν
    in
11. ἐμοὶ
    to me
    me
12. πλημμέλημα
    offense
13.  
    ,
     
14. ὅτι
    that
    because
15. ἀπέστησαν
    they departed
    they turned away, they withdrew
16. μακρὰν
    far
17. ἀπʼ
    from
18. ἐμοῦ
    me
19.  
    ,
     
20. καὶ
    and
21. ἐπορεύθησαν
    they went
22. ὀπίσω
    after
23. τῶν
    of the
24. ματαίων
    vain things
    vain, worthless things
25.  
    ,
     
26. καὶ
    and
27. ἐματαιώθησαν
    they became vain
    became futile
28.  
    ;
     

These things the Lord says: what offense did your fathers find in me, that they departed far from me, and went after vain things, and became vain?