Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThey turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a faulty bow. Young's Literal Translation And they turn back, And deal treacherously like their fathers, They have been turned like a deceitful bow, King James Bible But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow. Hebrew They turned backוַיִּסֹּ֣גוּ (way·yis·sō·ḡū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5472: To move away, backslide and were faithless וַֽ֭יִּבְגְּדוּ (way·yiḇ·gə·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 898: To cover, to act covertly, to pillage like their fathers, כַּאֲבוֹתָ֑ם (ka·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father twisted נֶ֝הְפְּכ֗וּ (neh·pə·ḵū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2015: To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert like a faulty רְמִיָּֽה׃ (rə·mî·yāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7423: Remissness, treachery bow. כְּקֶ֣שֶׁת (kə·qe·šeṯ) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 7198: A bow, for, shooting, the iris |