Jeremiah
Jeremiah 3:12
12Go, proclaim this message toward the north:
‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD.
‘I will no longer look on you with anger,
for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD.
‘I will not be angry forever.
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.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | הָלֹ֡ךְ | hā·lōḵ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H1980 go, come, walk |
| proclaim | וְקָֽרָאתָ֩ | wə·qā·rā·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| this | הָאֵ֜לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| message | הַדְּבָרִ֨ים | had·də·ḇā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| toward the north | צָפ֗וֹנָה | ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh | Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H6828 north |
| Return | שׁ֣וּבָה | šū·ḇāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| O faithless | מְשֻׁבָ֤ה | mə·šu·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4878 turning back, apostasy |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| I will no longer | לֽוֹא־ | lō·w- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| look on you with anger | אַפִּ֥יל | ’ap·pîl | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אֲנִי֙ | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| merciful | חָסִ֤יד | ḥā·sîḏ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2623 kind, pious |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| I will not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be angry | אֶטּ֖וֹר | ’eṭ·ṭō·wr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5201 keep |
| forever | לְעוֹלָֽם׃ | lə·‘ō·w·lām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 33:11 · Psalm 86:15 · Deuteronomy 4:29–31 · Jeremiah 3:22 · Hosea 14:1–3 · Micah 7:18–20 · Jeremiah 3:18 · Jeremiah 33:26 · Psalm 145:8 · Jeremiah 31:20 · Jeremiah 4:1 · Jeremiah 23:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.