Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:1–2

¹“If you will return, O Israel,

return to Me,” declares the LORD.

“If you will remove your detestable idols from My sight

and no longer waver,

²and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’

in truth, in justice, and in righteousness,

then the nations will be blessed by Him,

and in Him they will glory.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you will return	תָּשׁ֨וּב	tā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
O Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
return	תָּשׁ֑וּב	tā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to Me	אֵלַ֖י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
If	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you will remove	תָּסִ֧יר	tā·sîr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
your detestable idols	שִׁקּוּצֶ֛יךָ	šiq·qū·ṣe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H8251 detested thing
from My sight	מִפָּנַ֖י	mip·pā·nay	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
and no longer	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
waver	תָנֽוּד׃	ṯā·nūḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5110 move to and fro, wander, flutter, shew grief

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and if you can swear	וְנִשְׁבַּ֙עְתָּ֙	wə·niš·ba‘·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H7650 swear
As surely as the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
lives	חַי־	ḥay-	Noun - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
in truth	בֶּאֱמֶ֖ת	be·’ĕ·meṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
in justice	בְּמִשְׁפָּ֣ט	bə·miš·pāṭ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
and in righteousness	וּבִצְדָקָ֑ה	ū·ḇiṣ·ḏā·qāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H6666 righteousness
then the nations	גּוֹיִ֖ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
will be blessed	וְהִתְבָּ֥רְכוּ	wə·hiṯ·bā·rə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1288 kneel, bless
by Him	וּב֥וֹ	ū·ḇōw	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine singular
and in Him	ב֛וֹ	ḇōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
they will glory	יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃ס	yiṯ·hal·lā·lū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1984 shine

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

Jeremiah 4:1 Joel 2:12 · Jeremiah 3:22 · Jeremiah 3:1 · Ezekiel 43:9 · Jeremiah 3:12 · Genesis 35:2 · Jeremiah 25:5 · Ephesians 4:22–31 · Hosea 14:1 · Judges 10:16 · 2 Chronicles 33:8 · 2 Kings 23:24

Jeremiah 4:2 Isaiah 65:16 · Jeremiah 9:24 · Genesis 22:18 · 1 Corinthians 1:31 · 2 Corinthians 10:17 · Deuteronomy 10:20 · Galatians 3:8 · Jeremiah 12:16 · Isaiah 45:25 · Psalm 72:17 · Isaiah 45:23 · Zechariah 8:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.