Jeremiah

Jeremiah 3:21

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.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.