Jeremiah
Jeremiah 31:20
20Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me,
a delightful child?
Though I often speak against him,
I still remember him.
Therefore My heart yearns for him;d
I have great compassion for him,”
declares the LORD.
Footnotes
- d 31:20 Hebrew My bowels yearn for him
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.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is not Ephraim | אֶפְרַ֗יִם | ’ep̄·ra·yim | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H669 Ephraim |
| a precious | יַקִּ֨יר | yaq·qîr | Adjective - masculine singular | H3357 very precious, dear |
| son | הֲבֵן֩ | hă·ḇên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1121 son |
| to Me | לִ֜י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| a delightful | שַׁעֲשֻׁעִ֔ים | ša·‘ă·šu·‘îm | Noun - masculine plural | H8191 enjoyment |
| child | יֶ֣לֶד | ye·leḏ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3206 child, son, boy, youth |
| Though I often | מִדֵּ֤י | mid·dê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1767 sufficiency, enough |
| speak | דַבְּרִי֙ | ḏab·bə·rî | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H1696 speak |
| against him | בּ֔וֹ | bōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| I still | ע֑וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| remember him | זָכֹ֥ר | zā·ḵōr | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H2142 remember |
| Therefore | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| My heart | מֵעַי֙ | mê·‘ay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H4578 internal organs, inward parts (intestines, bowels), belly |
| yearns for him | הָמ֤וּ | hā·mū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous |
| I have great compassion for him | רַחֵ֥ם | ra·ḥêm | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute | H7355 love |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ס | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 55:7 · Micah 7:18–19 · Psalm 103:13 · Judges 10:16 · Isaiah 63:15 · Lamentations 3:31–32 · Luke 15:24 · Hosea 14:4 · Jeremiah 48:36 · Hosea 11:8–9 · Philippians 1:8 · Isaiah 16:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.