Jeremiah
Jeremiah 31:35–36
35Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar — the LORD of Hosts is His name:
36“Only if this fixed order departed from My presence,
declares the LORD,
would Israel’s descendants ever cease
to be a nation before Me.”
Word by word
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Jeremiah 31:35
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thus | כֹּ֣ה׀ | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| who gives | נֹתֵ֥ן | nō·ṯên | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| the sun | שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ | še·meš | Noun - common singular | H8121 sun |
| for light | לְא֣וֹר | lə·’ō·wr | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular | H216 light |
| by day | יוֹמָ֔ם | yō·w·mām | Adverb | H3119 daytime, by day |
| sets in order | חֻקֹּ֛ת | ḥuq·qōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute |
| the moon | יָרֵ֥חַ | yā·rê·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H3394 moon |
| and stars | וְכוֹכָבִ֖ים | wə·ḵō·w·ḵā·ḇîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H3556 star |
| for light | לְא֣וֹר | lə·’ō·wr | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular | H216 light |
| by night | לָ֑יְלָה | lā·yə·lāh | Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| who stirs up | רֹגַ֤ע | rō·ḡa‘ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7280 disturb |
| the sea | הַיָּם֙ | hay·yām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| so that its waves | גַלָּ֔יו | ḡal·lāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1530 heap, wave, billow |
| roar | וַיֶּהֱמ֣וּ | way·ye·hĕ·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֖וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| is His name | שְׁמֽוֹ׃ | šə·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8034 name |
Jeremiah 31:36
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Only if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| this | הָאֵ֛לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| fixed order | הַחֻקִּ֥ים | ha·ḥuq·qîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due |
| departed | יָמֻ֜שׁוּ | yā·mu·šū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4185 depart, remove |
| from My presence | מִלְּפָנַ֖י | mil·lə·p̄ā·nay | Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H6440 face, before |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| would Israel’s | יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| descendants | זֶ֨רַע | ze·ra‘ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| ever | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| cease | יִשְׁבְּת֗וּ | yiš·bə·ṯū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7673 cease, desist, rest |
| to be | מִֽהְי֥וֹת | mih·yō·wṯ | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a nation | גּ֛וֹי | gō·w | Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| before Me | לְפָנַ֖י | lə·p̄ā·nay | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H6440 face, before |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 31:35 Isaiah 51:15 · Jeremiah 10:16 · Psalm 136:7–9 · Jeremiah 50:34 · Genesis 1:14–18 · Deuteronomy 4:19 · Matthew 5:45 · Matthew 8:25–26 · Isaiah 54:5
Jeremiah 31:36 Jeremiah 33:20–26 · Psalm 89:36–37 · Isaiah 54:9–10 · Psalm 148:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.