Jeremiah

Jeremiah 31:18–19

¹⁸I have surely heard Ephraim’s^c moaning:

‘You disciplined me severely,

like an untrained calf.

Restore me, that I may return,

for You are the LORD my God.

¹⁹After I returned, I repented;

and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief.

I was ashamed and humiliated

because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’

Footnotes

c 31:18 That is, the northern kingdom of Israel; also in verse 20

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Jeremiah 31:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I have surely heard	שָׁמ֣וֹעַ	šā·mō·w·a‘	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H8085 hear
Ephraim’s	אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
moaning	מִתְנוֹדֵ֔ד	miṯ·nō·w·ḏêḏ	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular	H5110 move to and fro, wander, flutter, shew grief
You disciplined me severely	יִסַּרְתַּ֙נִי֙	yis·sar·ta·nî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H3256 discipline, chasten, admonish
like an untrained	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
calf	כְּעֵ֖גֶל	kə·‘ê·ḡel	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H5695 calf
Restore me	הֲשִׁיבֵ֣נִי	hă·šî·ḇê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
that I may return	וְאָשׁ֔וּבָה	wə·’ā·šū·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
You	אַתָּ֖ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
my God	אֱלֹהָֽי׃	’ĕ·lō·hāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God

Jeremiah 31:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After	אַחֲרֵ֤י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
I returned	שׁוּבִי֙	šū·ḇî	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
I repented	נִחַ֔מְתִּי	ni·ḥam·tî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5162 be sorry, console
and after	וְאַֽחֲרֵי֙	wə·’a·ḥă·rê	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H310 behind
I was instructed	הִוָּ֣דְעִ֔י	hiw·wā·ḏə·‘î	Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H3045 know
I struck	סָפַ֖קְתִּי	sā·p̄aq·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5606 clap, be enough, vomit
in grief	יָרֵ֑ךְ	yā·rêḵ	Noun - feminine singular	H3409 thigh, loin, side, base
I was ashamed	בֹּ֚שְׁתִּי	bō·šə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H954 be ashamed
and	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
humiliated	נִכְלַ֔מְתִּי	niḵ·lam·tî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3637 be humiliated
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I bore	נָשָׂ֖אתִי	nā·śā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
the disgrace	חֶרְפַּ֥ת	ḥer·paṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2781 reproach
of my youth	נְעוּרָֽי׃	nə·‘ū·rāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H5271 youth, juvenility, young

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 31:18 Jeremiah 31:9 · Psalm 80:3 · Jeremiah 3:21–22 · Job 5:17 · Isaiah 9:13 · Jeremiah 17:14 · Lamentations 3:27–30 · Hosea 5:15–6:2 · Jeremiah 50:4–5 · Acts 3:26 · Revelation 3:19 · Lamentations 5:21

Jeremiah 31:19 Ezekiel 36:31 · Jeremiah 3:25 · Ezekiel 21:12 · Luke 18:13 · Deuteronomy 30:2 · Ephesians 2:3–5 · Leviticus 26:41–42 · 2 Corinthians 7:10–11 · Psalm 25:7 · Zechariah 12:10 · Ezra 9:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.