Jeremiah
Jeremiah 31:3
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
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| 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.
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.