Jeremiah

Jeremiah 3:19

19Then I said, ‘How I long to make you My sons

and give you a desirable land,

the most beautiful inheritance

of all the nations!’

I thought you would call Me ‘Father’

and never turn away from following Me.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Iוְאָנֹכִ֣יwə·’ā·nō·ḵîConjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singularH595 I
saidאָמַ֗רְתִּי’ā·mar·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
Howאֵ֚יךְ’êḵInterjectionH349 How?
I long to make youאֲשִׁיתֵ֣ךְ’ă·šî·ṯêḵVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singularH7896 put, set
My sonsבַּבָּנִ֔יםbab·bā·nîmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH1121 son
and giveוְאֶתֶּן־wə·’et·ten-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
youלָךְ֙lāḵPreposition; second person feminine singular
a desirableחֶמְדָּ֔הḥem·dāhNoun - feminine singularH2532 id.
landאֶ֣רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
the most beautifulצְבִ֖יṣə·ḇîNoun - masculine singular constructH6643 beauty, honour
inheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna·ḥă·laṯNoun - feminine singular constructH5159 possession, property, inheritance
of allצִבְא֣וֹתṣiḇ·’ō·wṯNoun - masculine plural constructH6643 beauty, honour
the nationsגּוֹיִ֑םgō·w·yimNoun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people
I thoughtוָאֹמַ֗רwā·’ō·marConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
you would call Meתִּקְרְאוּtiq·rə·ʾūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
Fatherאָבִי֙’ā·ḇîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1 father
and neverלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
turn awayתָשׁוּבוּ׃ṯå̄·šū·ḇūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singularH7725 turn back, return
from following Meוּמֵאַחֲרַ֖יū·mê·’a·ḥă·rayConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; first person common singularH310 behind

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Romans 8:15–17 · Jeremiah 3:4 · Jeremiah 31:9 · Isaiah 63:16 · 1 John 3:1–3 · Matthew 6:8–9 · Jeremiah 32:39–40

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.