Jeremiah
Jeremiah 12:14–16
14This is what the LORD says: “As for all My evil neighbors who attack the inheritance that I bequeathed to My people Israel, I am about to uproot them from their land, and I will uproot the house of Judah from among them. 15But after I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land.
16And if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives’— just as they once taught My people to swear by Baal— then they will be established among My people.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Jeremiah 12:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּ֣ה׀ | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| As for | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| My evil | הָֽרָעִ֔ים | hā·rā·‘îm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H7451 bad, evil |
| neighbors | שְׁכֵנַי֙ | šə·ḵê·nay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H7934 inhabitant, neighbour |
| who attack | הַנֹּֽגְעִים֙ | han·nō·ḡə·‘îm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5060 touch, reach, strike |
| the inheritance | בַּֽנַּחֲלָ֔ה | ban·na·ḥă·lāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I bequeathed | הִנְחַ֥לְתִּי | hin·ḥal·tî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | H5157 get or take as a possession |
| to My people | עַמִּ֖י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| I am about to uproot them | נֹֽתְשָׁם֙ | nō·ṯə·šām | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5428 pull or pluck up, root out |
| from | מֵעַ֣ל | mê·‘al | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| their land | אַדְמָתָ֔ם | ’aḏ·mā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H127 ground, land |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| I will uproot | אֶתּ֥וֹשׁ | ’et·tō·wōš | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5428 pull or pluck up, root out |
| the house | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֖ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| from among them | מִתּוֹכָֽם׃ | mit·tō·w·ḵām | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H8432 midst |
Jeremiah 12:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | וְהָיָ֗ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| after | אַֽחֲרֵי֙ | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H310 behind |
| I have uprooted them | נָתְשִׁ֣י | nā·ṯə·šî | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H5428 pull or pluck up, root out |
| I will once again | אָשׁ֖וּב | ’ā·šūḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| have compassion on them | וְרִֽחַמְתִּ֑ים | wə·ri·ḥam·tîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H7355 love |
| and return | וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֛ים | wa·hă·ši·ḇō·ṯîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| each one | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| to his inheritance | לְנַחֲלָת֖וֹ | lə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| and to his land | לְאַרְצֽוֹ׃ | lə·’ar·ṣōw | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H776 earth, land |
Jeremiah 12:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | וְהָיָ֡ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| they will diligently learn | לָמֹ֣ד | lā·mōḏ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H3925 exercise in, learn |
| the ways | דַּֽרְכֵ֨י | dar·ḵê | Noun - common plural construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| of My people | עַמִּ֜י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| swear | לְהִשָּׁבֵ֤עַ | lə·hiš·šā·ḇê·a‘ | Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H7650 swear |
| by My name | בִּשְׁמִי֙ | biš·mî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H8034 name |
| As surely as the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| lives | חַי־ | ḥay- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2416 alive, living |
| just as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| they | לִמְּדוּ֙ | lim·mə·ḏū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H3925 exercise in, learn |
| My people | עַמִּ֔י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| to swear | לְהִשָּׁבֵ֖עַ | lə·hiš·šā·ḇê·a‘ | Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H7650 swear |
| by Baal | בַּבָּ֑עַל | bab·bā·‘al | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1168 owner, lord |
| then they will be established | וְנִבְנ֖וּ | wə·niḇ·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1129 build |
| among | בְּת֥וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| My people | עַמִּֽי׃ | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 12:14 Zechariah 2:8 · Jeremiah 3:18 · Zechariah 10:6–12 · Jeremiah 49:7 · Zephaniah 2:8–10 · Zechariah 1:15 · Deuteronomy 30:3 · Psalm 106:47 · Jeremiah 2:3 · Isaiah 11:11–16 · Ezekiel 25:1–17
Jeremiah 12:15 Jeremiah 49:6 · Jeremiah 48:47 · Jeremiah 49:39 · Deuteronomy 30:3 · Amos 9:14
Jeremiah 12:16 Jeremiah 4:2 · Joshua 23:7 · Zephaniah 1:5 · Jeremiah 3:17 · Zechariah 2:11 · Deuteronomy 10:20–21 · Psalm 106:35–36 · Isaiah 65:16 · Jeremiah 5:2 · Isaiah 49:6 · Ephesians 2:19–22 · Isaiah 56:5–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.