Jeremiah
Jeremiah 23:3–4
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. 4I will raise up shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or dismayed, nor will any go missing, declares the LORD.
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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 |
Jeremiah 23:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will raise up | וַהֲקִמֹתִ֧י | wa·hă·qi·mō·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| shepherds | רֹעִ֖ים | rō·‘îm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| over them | עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| who will tend them | וְרָע֑וּם | wə·rā·‘ūm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| and they will no | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| longer | ע֧וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| be afraid | יִֽירְא֨וּ | yî·rə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3372 fear |
| or dismayed | יֵחַ֛תּוּ | yê·ḥat·tū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2865 be shattered, dismayed |
| nor | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| will any go missing | יִפָּקֵ֖דוּ | yip·pā·qê·ḏū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ס | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
Jeremiah 23:4 Jeremiah 3:14–15 · 1 Peter 1:5 · Acts 20:28–29 · Micah 5:2 · Micah 5:4–5 · Ezekiel 34:23–31 · John 21:15–17 · Hosea 3:3–5 · Jeremiah 31:10 · Jeremiah 30:10 · Numbers 31:49 · Isaiah 11:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.