Jeremiah

Jeremiah 23:2–3

²Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your deeds, declares the LORD.

³Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply.

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Jeremiah 23:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָ֠כֵן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
this is what	כֹּֽה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
says	אָמַ֨ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
about	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the shepherds	הָרֹעִים֮	hā·rō·‘îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
who tend	הָרֹעִ֣ים	hā·rō·‘îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
My people	עַמִּי֒	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
You	אַתֶּ֞ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
have scattered	הֲפִצֹתֶ֤ם	hă·p̄i·ṣō·ṯem	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H6327 be dispersed, scattered
My flock	צֹאנִי֙	ṣō·nî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
and driven them away	וַתַּדִּח֔וּם	wat·tad·di·ḥūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H5080 impel, thrust, banish
and have not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
attended to them	פְקַדְתֶּ֖ם	p̄ə·qaḏ·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
Behold	הִנְנִ֨י	hin·nî	Interjection; first person common singular	H2005 lo! behold
I will attend	פֹקֵ֧ד	p̄ō·qêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
to	עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם	‘ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5921 height
you	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
for the evil	רֹ֥עַ	rō·a‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7455 badness, evil
of your deeds	מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם	ma·‘al·lê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H4611 deed, practice
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Jeremiah 23:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then I Myself	וַאֲנִ֗י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will gather	אֲקַבֵּץ֙	’ă·qab·bêṣ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6908 gather, collect
the remnant	שְׁאֵרִ֣ית	šə·’ê·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder
of My flock	צֹאנִ֔י	ṣō·nî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
from all	מִכֹּל֙	mik·kōl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the lands	הָאֲרָצ֔וֹת	hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H776 earth, land
to which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I have banished them	הִדַּ֥חְתִּי	hid·daḥ·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H5080 impel, thrust, banish
and I will return them	וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥י	wa·hă·ši·ḇō·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their pasture	נְוֵהֶ֖ן	nə·wê·hen	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine plural	H5116 abode of shepherd, or flocks
where they will be fruitful	וּפָר֥וּ	ū·p̄ā·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6509 bear fruit, be fruitful
and multiply	וְרָבֽוּ׃	wə·rā·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 23:2 Micah 7:4 · Jeremiah 21:12 · Exodus 32:34 · Jeremiah 23:34

Jeremiah 23:3 Amos 9:14–15 · Jeremiah 32:37 · Isaiah 43:5–6 · Jeremiah 29:14 · Jeremiah 30:3 · Zephaniah 3:19–20 · Ezekiel 37:21–27 · Ezekiel 11:17 · Ezekiel 34:11–31 · Jeremiah 31:8 · Isaiah 11:11–16 · Psalm 106:47

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.