Jeremiah

Jeremiah 3:21–22

²¹A voice is heard on the barren heights,

the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy,

because they have perverted their ways

and forgotten the LORD their God.

²²“Return, O faithless children,

and I will heal your faithlessness.”

“Here we are. We come to You,

for You are the LORD our God.

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
A voice	ק֚וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
is heard	נִשְׁמָ֔ע	niš·mā‘	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H8085 hear
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the barren heights	שְׁפָיִ֣ים	šə·p̄ā·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8205 bareness, smooth or bare (treeless) height
the children	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
weeping	בְּכִ֥י	bə·ḵî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1065 weeping
and begging for mercy	תַחֲנוּנֵ֖י	ṯa·ḥă·nū·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8469 supplication for favour
because	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they have perverted	הֶעֱוּוּ֙	he·‘ĕw·wū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H5753 bend, twist
their ways	דַּרְכָּ֔ם	dar·kām	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
forgotten	שָׁכְח֖וּ	šā·ḵə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7911 forget
the LORD	יְהֹוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
their God	אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃	’ĕ·lō·hê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Return	שׁ֚וּבוּ	šû·b̲û	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
O faithless	שׁוֹבָבִ֔ים	šō·w·ḇā·ḇîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7726 backturning, recusant, apostate
children	בָּנִ֣ים	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
I will heal	אֶרְפָּ֖ה	’er·pāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7495 heal
your faithlessness	מְשׁוּבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם	mə·šū·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H4878 turning back, apostasy
Here we are	הִנְנוּ֙	hin·nū	Interjection; first person common plural	H2005 lo! behold
We come	אָתָ֣נוּ	’ā·ṯā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H857 come
to You	לָ֔ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
You	אַתָּ֖ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are the LORD	יְהֹוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
our God	אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God

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

Jeremiah 3:21 Jeremiah 3:2 · Jeremiah 31:9 · Jeremiah 2:32 · 2 Corinthians 7:10 · Isaiah 15:2 · Isaiah 17:10

Jeremiah 3:22 Hosea 14:1 · Hosea 14:4 · Zechariah 13:9 · Jeremiah 30:17 · Hosea 6:1–2 · Hosea 13:4 · Hosea 3:5 · Song of Solomon 1:4 · Jeremiah 31:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.