Jeremiah
Jeremiah 3:22–23
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.
23Surely deception comes from the hills,
and commotion from the mountains.
Surely the salvation of Israel
is in 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.
Jeremiah 3:22
| 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 |
Jeremiah 3:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surely | אָכֵ֥ן | ’ā·ḵên | Adverb | H403 surely, truly |
| deception | לַשֶּׁ֛קֶר | laš·še·qer | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| the hills | מִגְּבָע֖וֹת | mig·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural | H1389 hill |
| commotion | הָמ֣וֹן | hā·mō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance |
| from the mountains | הָרִ֑ים | hā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| Surely | אָכֵן֙ | ’ā·ḵên | Adverb | H403 surely, truly |
| the salvation | תְּשׁוּעַ֖ת | tə·šū·‘aṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8668 deliverance, salvation |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| is in the LORD | בַּיהֹוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| our God | אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
Jeremiah 3:23 Psalm 121:1–2 · Psalm 3:8 · Isaiah 12:2 · Hosea 1:7 · John 4:22 · Ezekiel 20:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.