1 They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, will he return unto her again? will not that land be greatly polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- If a man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- put away H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- his wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- and she go H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- from him, and become another H312 (אַחֵר) — properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
- man’s H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- shall he return unto her again H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- shall not that land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- be greatly H2610 (חָנֵף) — to soil, especially in a moral sense
- polluted H2610 (חָנֵף) — to soil, especially in a moral sense
- but thou hast played the harlot H2181 (זָנָה) — to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish…
- with many H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- lovers H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- yet return again H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- to me, saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
2 Lift up thine eyes unto the bare heights, and see; where hast thou not been lain with? By the ways hast thou sat for them, as an Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Lift up H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- thine eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- unto the high places H8205 (שְׁפִי) — bareness; concretely, a bare hill or plain
- and see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- where H375 (אֵיפֹה) — what place?; also (of time) when?; or (of means) how?
- thou hast not been lien H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- thou hast not been lien H7693 (שָׁגַל) — to copulate with
- with. In the ways H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- hast thou sat H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- for them, as the Arabian H6163 (עֲרָבִי) — an Arabian or inhabitant of Arab (i.e. Arabia)
- in the wilderness H4057 (מִדְבָּר) — a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
- and thou hast polluted H2610 (חָנֵף) — to soil, especially in a moral sense
- the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- with thy whoredoms H2184 (זְנוּת) — adultery, i.e. (figuratively) infidelity, idolatry
- and with thy wickedness H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
3 Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; yet thou hadst a harlot’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore the showers H7241 (רָבִיב) — a rain (as an accumulation of drops)
- have been withholden H4513 (מָנַע) — to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury
- and there hath been no latter rain H4456 (מַלְקוֹשׁ) — the spring rain; figuratively, eloquence
- and thou hadst a whore’s H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- and thou hadst a whore’s H2181 (זָנָה) — to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish…
- forehead H4696 (מֵצַח) — the forehead (as open and prominent)
- thou refusedst H3985 (מָאֵן) — to refuse
- to be ashamed H3637 (כָּלַם) — properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult
4 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My Father, thou art the guide of my youth?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Wilt thou not from this time cry H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- unto me, My father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- the guide H441 (אַלּוּף) — familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied, although masculine, to a cow); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle)
- of my youth H5271 (נָעוּר) — (only in plural collective or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)
5 Will he retain his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and hast done evil things, and hast had thy way.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Will he reserve H5201 (נָטַר) — to guard; figuratively, to cherish (anger)
- for ever H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- will he keep H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- to the end H5331 (נֶצַח) — properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at a distance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confi…
- Behold, thou hast spoken H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- and done H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- evil things H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- as thou couldest H3201 (יָכֹל) — to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
6 Moreover Jehovah said unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- also unto me in the days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of Josiah H2977 (יֹאשִׁיָּה) — Joshijah, the name of two Israelites
- the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- Hast thou seen H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- which backsliding H4878 (מְשׁוּבָה) — apostasy
- Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- hath done H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- she is gone up H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- upon every high H1364 (גָּבֹהַּ) — elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant
- mountain H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- and under H8478 (תַּחַת) — the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
- every green H7488 (רַעֲנָן) — verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperous
- tree H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- and there hath played the harlot H2181 (זָנָה) — to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish…
7 And I said after she had done all these things, She will return unto me; but she returned not: and her treacherous sister Judah saw it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- she had done H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- Turn H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- thou unto me. But she returned H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- not. And her treacherous H901 (בָּגוֹד) — treacherous
- sister H269 (אָחוֹת) — a sister (used very widely [like 251number 250, corrected to 251], literally and figuratively)
- Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- saw H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
8 And I saw, when, for this very cause that backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorcement, yet treacherous Judah her sister feared not; but she also went and played the harlot.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I saw H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- when for all the causes H182 (אוֹדוֹת) — turnings (i.e. occasions); (adverb) on account of
- whereby backsliding H4878 (מְשׁוּבָה) — apostasy
- Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- committed adultery H5003 (נָאַף) — to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize
- I had put her away H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- and given H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- her a bill H5612 (סֵפֶר) — properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
- of divorce H3748 (כְּרִיתוּת) — a cutting (of the matrimonial bond), i.e. divorce
- yet her treacherous H898 (בָּגַד) — to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
- sister H269 (אָחוֹת) — a sister (used very widely [like 251number 250, corrected to 251], literally and figuratively)
- Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- feared H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
- not, but went H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- and played the harlot H2181 (זָנָה) — to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish…
9 And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that the land was polluted, and she committed adultery with stones and with stocks.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And it came to pass through the lightness H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of her whoredom H2184 (זְנוּת) — adultery, i.e. (figuratively) infidelity, idolatry
- that she defiled H2610 (חָנֵף) — to soil, especially in a moral sense
- the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and committed adultery H5003 (נָאַף) — to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize
- with stones H68 (אֶבֶן) — a stone
- and with stocks H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And yet for all this her treacherous H901 (בָּגוֹד) — treacherous
- sister H269 (אָחוֹת) — a sister (used very widely [like 251number 250, corrected to 251], literally and figuratively)
- Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- hath not turned H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- unto me with her whole heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- but feignedly H8267 (שֶׁקֶר) — an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
11 And Jehovah said unto me, Backsliding Israel hath showed herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto me, The backsliding H4878 (מְשׁוּבָה) — apostasy
- Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- hath justified H6663 (צָדַק) — to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)
- herself H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- more than treacherous H898 (בָּגַד) — to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
- Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
12 Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith Jehovah; I will not look in anger upon you; for I am merciful, saith Jehovah, I will not keep anger for ever.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Go H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- and proclaim H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- these words H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- toward the north H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
- and say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Return H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- thou backsliding H4878 (מְשׁוּבָה) — apostasy
- Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- I will not cause mine anger H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- to fall H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- merciful H2623 (חָסִיד) — properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)
- I will not keep H5201 (נָטַר) — to guard; figuratively, to cherish (anger)
- for ever H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
13 Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against Jehovah thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Only acknowledge H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- thine iniquity H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- that thou hast transgressed H6586 (פָּשַׁע) — to break away (from just authority), i.e. trespass, apostatize, quarrel
- against Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- thy God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- and hast scattered H6340 (פָּזַר) — to scatter, whether in enmity or bounty
- thy ways H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- to the strangers H2114 (זוּר) — to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
- under every green H7488 (רַעֲנָן) — verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperous
- tree H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- and ye have not obeyed H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- my voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
14 Return, O backsliding children, saith Jehovah; for I am a husband unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Turn H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- O backsliding H7726 (שׁוֹבָב) — apostate, i.e. idolatrous
- children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- for I am married H1166 (בָּעַל) — to be master; hence, to marry
- unto you: and I will take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- you one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- of a city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- and two H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- of a family H4940 (מִשְׁפָּחָה) — a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
- and I will bring H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- you to Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
15 And I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- you pastors H7462 (רָעָה) — to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
- according to mine heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- which shall feed H7462 (רָעָה) — to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
- you with knowledge H1844 (דֵּעָה) — knowledge
- and understanding H7919 (שָׂכַל) — to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
16 And it shall come to pass, when ye are multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith Jehovah, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of Jehovah; neither shall it come to mind; neither shall they remember it; neither shall they miss it; neither shall it be made any more.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
- and increased H6509 (פָּרָה) — to bear fruit (literally or figuratively)
- in the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- in those days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- they shall say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- no more, The ark H727 (אָרוֹן) — a box
- of the covenant H1285 (בְּרִית) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- neither shall it come H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- to mind H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- neither shall they remember H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- it; neither shall they visit H6485 (פָּקַד) — to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
- be done H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of Jehovah; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of Jehovah, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the stubbornness of their evil heart.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- At that time H6256 (עֵת) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
- they shall call H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- the throne H3678 (כִּסֵּא) — properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and all the nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- shall be gathered H6960 (קָוָה) — to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect
- unto it, to the name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- to Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- neither shall they walk H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- any more after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- the imagination H8307 (שְׁרִירוּת) — obstinacy
- of their evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
18 In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I gave for an inheritance unto your fathers.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- In those days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- shall walk H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- with the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- and they shall come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- together H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
- out of the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of the north H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
- to the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- that I have given for an inheritance H5157 (נָחַל) — to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate
- unto your fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
19 But I said, How I will put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of the nations! and I said, Ye shall call me My Father, and shall not turn away from following me.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But I said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- How shall I put H7896 (שִׁית) — to place (in a very wide application)
- thee among the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- and give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- thee a pleasant H2532 (חֶמְדָּה) — delight
- land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- a goodly H6643 (צְבִי) — splendor (as conspicuous)
- heritage H5159 (נַחֲלָה) — properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
- of the hosts H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
- of nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- and I said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Thou shalt call H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- me, My father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- and shalt not turn away H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- from me H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
20 Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Surely H403 (אָכֵן) — firmly; figuratively, surely; also (adversative) but
- a wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- treacherously H898 (בָּגַד) — to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
- departeth from her husband H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- so have ye dealt treacherously H898 (בָּגַד) — to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
- with me, O house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
21 A voice is heard upon the bare heights, the weeping and the supplications of the children of Israel; because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten Jehovah their God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- was heard H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- upon the high places H8205 (שְׁפִי) — bareness; concretely, a bare hill or plain
- weeping H1065 (בְּכִי) — a weeping; by analogy, a dripping
- supplications H8469 (תַּחֲנוּן) — earnest prayer
- of the children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- for they have perverted H5753 (עָוָה) — to crook, literally or figuratively
- their way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- they have forgotten H7911 (שָׁכַח) — to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- their God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
22 Return, ye backsliding children, I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we are come unto thee; for thou art Jehovah our God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Return H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- ye backsliding H7726 (שׁוֹבָב) — apostate, i.e. idolatrous
- children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- I will heal H7495 (רָפָא) — properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure
- your backslidings H4878 (מְשׁוּבָה) — apostasy
- Behold, we come H857 (אָתָה) — to arrive
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- our God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
23 Truly in vain is the help that is looked for from the hills, the tumult on the mountains: truly in Jehovah our God is the salvation of Israel.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Truly H403 (אָכֵן) — firmly; figuratively, surely; also (adversative) but
- in vain H8267 (שֶׁקֶר) — an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
- from the hills H1389 (גִּבְעָה) — a hillock
- the multitude H1995 (הָמוֹן) — a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth
- of mountains H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- in Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- our God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- the salvation H8668 (תְּשׁוּעָה) — rescue (literal or figurative, persons, national or spiritual)
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
24 But the shameful thing hath devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For shame H1322 (בֹּשֶׁת) — shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol
- hath devoured H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- the labour H3018 (יְגִיעַ) — toil; hence, a work, produce, property (as the result of labor)
- of our fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- from our youth H5271 (נָעוּר) — (only in plural collective or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)
- their flocks H6629 (צֹאן) — a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
- and their herds H1241 (בָּקָר) — a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd
- their sons H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- and their daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
25 Let us lie down in our shame, and let our confusion cover us; for we have sinned against Jehovah our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day; and we have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah our God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- We lie down H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- in our shame H1322 (בֹּשֶׁת) — shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol
- and our confusion H3639 (כְּלִמָּה) — disgrace
- covereth H3680 (כָּסָה) — properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
- us: for we have sinned H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
- against Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- our God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- we and our fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- from our youth H5271 (נָעוּר) — (only in plural collective or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)
- even unto this day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- and have not obeyed H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- the voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God