Jeremiah

Jeremiah 3:22–25

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.

²⁴From our youth, that shameful god

has consumed what our fathers have worked for—

their flocks and herds,

their sons and daughters.

²⁵Let us lie down in our shame;

let our disgrace cover us.

We have sinned against the LORD our God,

both we and our fathers;

from our youth even to this day

we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.”

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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

Jeremiah 3:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From our youth	מִנְּעוּרֵ֑ינוּ	min·nə·‘ū·rê·nū	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H5271 youth, juvenility, young
that shameful	וְהַבֹּ֗שֶׁת	wə·hab·bō·šeṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1322 shame
has consumed	אָֽכְלָ֛ה	’ā·ḵə·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
what our fathers	אֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1 father
have worked for	יְגִ֥יעַ	yə·ḡî·a‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3018 toil, product
their flocks	צֹאנָם֙	ṣō·nām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
and herds	בְּקָרָ֔ם	bə·qā·rām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1241 cattle, herd, ox
their sons	בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם	bə·nê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1121 son
and daughters	בְּנוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃	bə·nō·w·ṯê·hem	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1323 daughter

Jeremiah 3:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let us lie down	נִשְׁכְּבָ֣ה	niš·kə·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H7901 lie down
in our shame	בְּבָשְׁתֵּ֗נוּ	bə·ḇā·šə·tê·nū	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H1322 shame
let our disgrace	כְּלִמָּתֵנוּ֒	kə·lim·mā·ṯê·nū	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H3639 insult, reproach, ignominy
cover us	וּֽתְכַסֵּנוּ֮	ū·ṯə·ḵas·sê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common plural	H3680 cover
We have sinned	חָטָ֗אנוּ	ḥā·ṭā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H2398 miss
against the LORD	לַיהוָ֨ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
our God	אֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
both we	אֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
and our fathers	וַאֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּ	wa·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1 father
from our youth	מִנְּעוּרֵ֖ינוּ	min·nə·‘ū·rê·nū	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H5271 youth, juvenility, young
even to	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
this	הַזֶּ֑ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
day	הַיּ֣וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
we have not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
obeyed	שָׁמַ֔עְנוּ	šā·ma‘·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H8085 hear
the voice	בְּק֖וֹל	bə·qō·wl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of the LORD	יְהֹוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
our God	אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ס	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God