Jeremiah

Jeremiah 3:25

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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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Let us lie downנִשְׁכְּבָ֣הniš·kə·ḇāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common pluralH7901 lie down
in our shameבְּבָשְׁתֵּ֗נוּbə·ḇā·šə·tê·nūPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common pluralH1322 shame
let our disgraceכְּלִמָּתֵנוּ֒kə·lim·mā·ṯê·nūNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common pluralH3639 insult, reproach, ignominy
cover usוּֽתְכַסֵּנוּ֮ū·ṯə·ḵas·sê·nūConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common pluralH3680 cover
We have sinnedחָטָ֗אנוּḥā·ṭā·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH2398 miss
against the LORDלַיהוָ֨הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
our Godאֱלֹהֵ֜ינוּ’ĕ·lō·hê·nūNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH430 God
both weאֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙’ă·naḥ·nūPronoun - first person common pluralH587 we
and our fathersוַאֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּwa·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nūConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH1 father
from our youthמִנְּעוּרֵ֖ינוּmin·nə·‘ū·rê·nūPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH5271 youth, juvenility, young
even toוְעַד־wə·‘aḏ-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
thisהַזֶּ֑הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
dayהַיּ֣וֹםhay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
we have notוְלֹ֣אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
obeyedשָׁמַ֔עְנוּšā·ma‘·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH8085 hear
the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbə·qō·wlPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH6963 sound, voice
of the LORDיְהֹוָ֥הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ס’ĕ·lō·hê·nūNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH430 God

Cross-references

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

Jeremiah 22:21 · Lamentations 5:16 · Proverbs 5:13 · Jeremiah 2:26 · Ezekiel 7:18 · Romans 6:21 · Psalm 109:29 · Lamentations 5:7 · Psalm 106:7 · Daniel 9:6–10 · Jeremiah 2:17 · Nehemiah 9:32–34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.