Lamentations
Lamentations 3:40
40Let us examine and test our ways,
and turn back to the LORD.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Let us examine | נַחְפְּשָׂ֤ה | naḥ·pə·śāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H2664 search |
| and test | וְֽנַחְקֹ֔רָה | wə·naḥ·qō·rāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H2713 search |
| our ways | דְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙ | ḏə·rā·ḵê·nū | Noun - common plural construct; first person common plural | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| and turn back | וְנָשׁ֖וּבָה | wə·nā·šū·ḇāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| to | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Corinthians 13:5 · Psalm 139:23–24 · Joel 2:12–13 · Isaiah 55:7 · Psalm 4:4 · Psalm 119:59 · Haggai 1:5–9 · Hosea 6:1 · Hosea 14:1–3 · 1 Corinthians 11:28 · 2 Chronicles 30:9 · Ezekiel 18:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.