Jeremiah
Jeremiah 50:5
5They will ask the way to Zion
and turn their faces toward it.
They will come and join themselves to the LORD
in an everlasting covenant
that will never be forgotten.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They will ask | יִשְׁאָ֔לוּ | yiš·’ā·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7592 ask, inquire |
| the way | דֶּ֖רֶךְ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| to Zion | צִיּ֣וֹן | ṣî·yō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
| their faces | פְנֵיהֶ֑ם | p̄ə·nê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| toward it | הֵ֣נָּה | hên·nāh | Adverb | H2008 hither |
| They will come | בֹּ֚אוּ | bō·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| and join | וְנִלְו֣וּ | wə·nil·wū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3867 join |
| themselves to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| in an everlasting | עוֹלָ֖ם | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| covenant | בְּרִ֥ית | bə·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1285 covenant |
| that will never | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be forgotten | תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ס | ṯiš·šā·ḵê·aḥ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7911 forget |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 32:40 · Isaiah 35:8 · Hebrews 8:6–10 · Jeremiah 6:16 · Psalm 84:7 · Micah 4:1–2 · Isaiah 2:3–5 · Isaiah 56:6–7 · Isaiah 55:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.