Jeremiah
Jeremiah 3:16
16“In those days, when you multiply and increase in the land,” declares the LORD, “they will no longer discuss the ark of the covenant of the LORD. It will never come to mind, and no one will remember it or miss it, nor will another one be made.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In those | הָהֵ֙מָּה֙ | hā·hêm·māh | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| days | בַּיָּמִ֤ים | bay·yā·mîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| when | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you multiply | תִרְבּוּ֩ | ṯir·bū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| and increase | וּפְרִיתֶ֨ם | ū·p̄ə·rî·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H6509 bear fruit, be fruitful |
| in the land | בָּאָ֜רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| they will no | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| longer | ע֗וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| discuss | יֹ֣אמְרוּ | yō·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| the ark | אֲרוֹן֙ | ’ă·rō·wn | Noun - common singular construct | H727 chest, ark |
| of the covenant | בְּרִית־ | bə·rîṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1285 covenant |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| It will never | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| come | יַעֲלֶ֖ה | ya·‘ă·leh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| mind | לֵ֑ב | lêḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| and no one | וְלֹ֤א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| will remember | יִזְכְּרוּ־ | yiz·kə·rū- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2142 remember |
| it | בוֹ֙ | ḇōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| or miss it | יִפְקֹ֔דוּ | yip̄·qō·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| nor | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| will another one | עֽוֹד׃ | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| be made | יֵעָשֶׂ֖ה | yê·‘ā·śeh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Amos 9:14–15 · Isaiah 65:17 · Ezekiel 37:26 · Zechariah 8:4–5 · Hosea 1:10–11 · Isaiah 66:1–2 · Jeremiah 31:8 · Jeremiah 30:19 · Ezekiel 36:8–12 · Hebrews 10:19–21 · Zechariah 10:7–9 · Matthew 3:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.