Jeremiah
Jeremiah 31:1–3
1“At that time,” declares the LORD, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people.”
2This is what the LORD says:
“The people who survived the sword
found favor in the wilderness
when Israel went to find rest.”
3The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying:a
“I have loved you with an everlasting love;
therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.
Footnotes
- a 31:3 Or The LORD appeared to him from afar, saying
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 31:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At that | הַהִיא֙ | ha·hî | Article; Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| time | בָּעֵ֤ת | bā·‘êṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| I will be | אֶֽהְיֶה֙ | ’eh·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the God | לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים | lê·lō·hîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| of all | לְכֹ֖ל | lə·ḵōl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the families | מִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת | miš·pə·ḥō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4940 clan |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| and they | וְהֵ֖מָּה | wə·hêm·māh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| will be | יִֽהְיוּ־ | yih·yū- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| My | לִ֥י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| people | לְעָֽם׃ס | lə·‘ām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
Jeremiah 31:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּ֚ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| The people | עַ֖ם | ‘am | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5971 people |
| who survived | שְׂרִ֣ידֵי | śə·rî·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8300 survivor |
| the sword | חָ֑רֶב | ḥā·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| found | מָצָ֥א | mā·ṣā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| favor | חֵן֙ | ḥên | Noun - masculine singular | H2580 favour, grace |
| in the wilderness | בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר | bam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| when Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| went | הָל֥וֹךְ | hā·lō·wḵ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to find rest | לְהַרְגִּיע֖וֹ | lə·har·gî·‘ōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H7280 disturb |
Jeremiah 31:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| appeared | נִרְאָ֣ה | nir·’āh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| to us | לִ֑י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| in the past | מֵרָח֕וֹק | mê·rā·ḥō·wq | Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular | H7350 distant, far |
| I have loved | אֲהַבְתִּ֔יךְ | ’ă·haḇ·tîḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singular | H157 love |
| you with an everlasting | עוֹלָם֙ | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| love | וְאַהֲבַ֤ת | wə·’a·hă·ḇaṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H160 love |
| therefore | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| I have drawn you | מְשַׁכְתִּ֥יךְ | mə·šaḵ·tîḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singular | H4900 draw, drag |
| with loving devotion | חָֽסֶד׃ | ḥā·seḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 31:1 Jeremiah 30:22 · Zechariah 13:9 · Isaiah 41:10 · Jeremiah 30:24 · Romans 11:26–29 · Genesis 17:7–8 · Jeremiah 3:18
Jeremiah 31:2 Psalm 95:11 · Numbers 10:33 · Matthew 11:28 · Deuteronomy 1:33 · Isaiah 63:7–14
Jeremiah 31:3 Psalm 103:17 · Isaiah 54:8–9 · Hosea 11:4 · Ephesians 2:4–5 · Deuteronomy 33:3 · 1 John 4:19 · Deuteronomy 7:7–9 · 2 Timothy 1:9 · Ephesians 1:3–5 · Romans 8:30 · Isaiah 45:17 · Titus 3:3–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.