Jeremiah

Jeremiah 3:4–7

4Have you not just called to Me,

‘My Father, You are my friend from youth.

5Will He be angry forever?

Will He be indignant to the end?’

This you have spoken,

but you keep doing all the evil you can.”

6Now in the days of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every green tree to prostitute herself there. 7I thought that after she had done all these things, she would return to Me. But she did not return, and her unfaithful sister Judah saw it.

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Jeremiah 3:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Have you notהֲל֣וֹאhă·lō·wAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
justמֵעַ֔תָּהmê·‘at·tāhPreposition-m; AdverbH6258 now
calledקָרָאתִיqå̄·rå̄·ṯīVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
to Meלִ֖יlîPreposition; first person common singular
My Fatherאָבִ֑י’ā·ḇîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1 father
Youאָֽתָּה׃’āt·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
my friendאַלּ֥וּף’al·lūp̄Noun - masculine singular constructH441 tame
from youthנְעֻרַ֖יnə·‘u·rayNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH5271 youth, juvenility, young

Jeremiah 3:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Will He be angryהֲיִנְטֹ֣רhă·yin·ṭōrVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5201 keep
foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םlə·‘ō·w·lāmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
Will He be indignantיִשְׁמֹ֖רyiš·mōrVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH8104 keep, watch, preserve
to the endלָנֶ֑צַחlā·ne·ṣaḥPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH5331 eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity
Thisהִנֵּ֥הhin·nêhInterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
you have spokenדִבַּרְתִּיḏib·bar·tīVerb - Piel - Perfect - second person feminine singularH1696 speak
but you keep doingוַתַּעֲשִׂ֥יwat·ta·‘ă·śîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singularH6213 do, make
all the evilהָרָע֖וֹתhā·rā·‘ō·wṯArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH7451 bad, evil
you canוַתּוּכָֽל׃פwat·tū·ḵālConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singularH3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure

Jeremiah 3:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now in the daysבִּימֵי֙bî·mêPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural constructH3117 day
of Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyō·šî·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH2977 Joshijah
the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to meאֵלַ֗י’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
Have you seenהֲ‍ֽרָאִ֔יתָhărā·’î·ṯāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH7200 see
whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
faithlessמְשֻׁבָ֣הmə·šu·ḇāhNoun - feminine singularH4878 turning back, apostasy
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
has doneעָשְׂתָ֖ה‘ā·śə·ṯāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH6213 do, make
Sheהִ֜יאhîPronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
has gone upהֹלְכָ֨הhō·lə·ḵāhVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH1980 go, come, walk
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
everyכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
highגָּבֹ֗הַּgā·ḇō·ahAdjective - masculine singularH1364 high, exalted
hillהַ֣רharNoun - masculine singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
and underתַּ֛חַתta·ḥaṯPrepositionH8478 the under part
everyכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
greenרַעֲנָ֖ןra·‘ă·nānAdjective - masculine singularH7488 luxuriant, fresh
treeעֵ֥ץ‘êṣNoun - masculine singularH6086 tree, trees, wood
to prostitute herselfוַתִּזְנִי־wat·tiz·nî-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
thereשָֽׁם׃šāmAdverbH8033 there, thither

Jeremiah 3:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I thoughtוָאֹמַ֗רwā·’ō·marConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
that afterאַחֲרֵ֨י’a·ḥă·rêPrepositionH310 behind
she had doneעֲשׂוֹתָ֧הּ‘ă·śō·w·ṯāhVerb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singularH6213 do, make
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
these thingsאֵ֛לֶּה’êl·lehPronoun - common pluralH428 these
she would returnתָּשׁ֖וּבtā·šūḇVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH7725 turn back, return
to Meאֵלַ֥י’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
But she did notוְלֹא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
returnשָׁ֑בָהšā·ḇāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH7725 turn back, return
and her unfaithfulבָּגוֹדָ֥הbā·ḡō·w·ḏāhAdjective - feminine singularH901 treacherous
sisterאֲחוֹתָ֖הּ’ă·ḥō·w·ṯāhNoun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singularH269 sister
Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃yə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
saw itוַתֵּרֶאהwat·tē·rɛhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH7200 see

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Jeremiah 3:4 Jeremiah 2:2 · Jeremiah 3:19 · Jeremiah 31:9 · Proverbs 2:17 · Jeremiah 31:18–20 · Jeremiah 2:27 · Hosea 2:15 · Psalm 71:17

Jeremiah 3:5 Micah 7:3 · Isaiah 57:16 · Jeremiah 3:12 · Micah 2:1 · Ezekiel 22:6

Jeremiah 3:7 Ezekiel 16:46

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.