Jeremiah

Jeremiah 31:18

18I have surely heard Ephraim’sc moaning:

‘You disciplined me severely,

like an untrained calf.

Restore me, that I may return,

for You are the LORD my God.

Footnotes

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

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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.

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I have surely heardשָׁמ֣וֹעַšā·mō·w·a‘Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH8085 hear
Ephraim’sאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙’ep̄·ra·yimNoun - proper - masculine singularH669 Ephraim
moaningמִתְנוֹדֵ֔דmiṯ·nō·w·ḏêḏVerb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singularH5110 move to and fro, wander, flutter, shew grief
You disciplined me severelyיִסַּרְתַּ֙נִי֙yis·sar·ta·nîVerb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singularH3256 discipline, chasten, admonish
like an untrainedלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
calfכְּעֵ֖גֶלkə·‘ê·ḡelPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singularH5695 calf
Restore meהֲשִׁיבֵ֣נִיhă·šî·ḇê·nîVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singularH7725 turn back, return
that I may returnוְאָשׁ֔וּבָהwə·’ā·šū·ḇāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH7725 turn back, return
forכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Youאַתָּ֖ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃’ĕ·lō·hāyNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH430 God

Cross-references

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

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.