Jeremiah

Jeremiah 3:14–15

¹⁴“Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you — one from a city and two from a family — and bring you to Zion. ¹⁵Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”

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Jeremiah 3:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Return	שׁ֣וּבוּ	šū·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
O faithless	שׁוֹבָבִים֙	šō·w·ḇā·ḇîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7726 backturning, recusant, apostate
children	בָנִ֤ים	ḇā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אָנֹכִ֖י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am your master	בָּעַ֣לְתִּי	bā·‘al·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1166 marry, rule over
and I will take	וְלָקַחְתִּ֨י	wə·lā·qaḥ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H3947 take
you	אֶתְכֶ֜ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
one	אֶחָ֣ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
from a city	מֵעִ֗יר	mê·‘îr	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
and two	וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙	ū·šə·na·yim	Conjunctive waw; Number - md	H8147 two
from a family	מִמִּשְׁפָּחָ֔ה	mim·miš·pā·ḥāh	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H4940 clan
and bring	וְהֵבֵאתִ֥י	wə·hê·ḇê·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
you	אֶתְכֶ֖ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
to Zion	צִיּֽוֹן׃	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion

Jeremiah 3:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then I will give	וְנָתַתִּ֥י	wə·nā·ṯat·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	אֶתְכֶ֖ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
shepherds	רֹעִ֖ים	rō·‘îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
after	לָכֶ֛ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
My own heart	כְּלִבִּ֑י	kə·lib·bî	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
who will feed	וְרָע֥וּ	wə·rā·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
you with knowledge	דֵּעָ֥ה	dê·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H1844 knowledge
and understanding	וְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל׃	wə·haś·kêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H7919 be prudent

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 3:14 Hosea 2:19–20 · Jeremiah 2:19 · Jeremiah 31:32 · Isaiah 54:5 · Jeremiah 31:8–10 · Ezekiel 34:11–14 · Zechariah 13:7–9 · Isaiah 11:11–12 · Isaiah 10:22 · Jeremiah 3:8 · Jeremiah 23:3 · Jeremiah 2:2

Jeremiah 3:15 Jeremiah 23:4 · Acts 20:28 · Ephesians 4:11–12 · Ezekiel 34:23 · John 21:15–17 · Isaiah 30:20–21 · Proverbs 10:21 · 1 Corinthians 3:1–2 · Luke 12:42 · Ezekiel 37:24 · 1 Corinthians 2:6 · 1 Corinthians 2:12–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.