1 At that time, saith Jehovah, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- At the same time H6256 (עֵת) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- will I be the 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…
- of all the families 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
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- and they shall be my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
2 Thus saith Jehovah, The people that were left of the sword found favor in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- The people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- left H8300 (שָׂרִיד) — a survivor
- of the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- found H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- grace H2580 (חֵן) — graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)
- in the wilderness H4057 (מִדְבָּר) — a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)
- Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- when I went H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- to cause him to rest H7280 (רָגַע) — properly, to toss violently and suddenly (the sea with waves, the skin with boils); figuratively (in a favorable manner) to settle, i.e. quiet; specifically, to…
3 Jehovah appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath appeared H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- of old H7350 (רָחוֹק) — remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)
- Yea, I have loved H157 (אָהַב) — to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
- thee with an everlasting H5769 (עוֹלָם) — properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially…
- love H160 (אַהֲבָה)
- therefore with lovingkindness H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- have I drawn H4900 (מָשַׁךְ) — to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)
4 Again will I build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: again shalt thou be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Again I will build H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
- thee, and thou shalt be built H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
- O virgin H1330 (בְּתוּלָה) — a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- thou shalt again be adorned H5710 (עָדָה) — to advance, i.e. pass on or continue; causatively, to remove; specifically, to bedeck (i.e. bring an ornament upon)
- with thy tabrets H8596 (תֹּף) — a tambourine
- and shalt go forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- in the dances H4234 (מָחוֹל) — a (round) dance
- of them that make merry H7832 (שָׂחַק) — to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play
5 Again shalt thou plant vineyards upon the mountains of Samaria; the planters shall plant, and shall enjoy the fruit thereof.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt yet plant H5193 (נָטַע) — properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
- vines H3754 (כֶּרֶם) — a garden or vineyard
- upon the mountains H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- of Samaria H8111 (שֹׁמְרוֹן) — Shomeron, a place in Palestine
- the planters H5193 (נָטַע) — properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
- shall plant H5193 (נָטַע) — properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
- as common things H2490 (חָלַל) — properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by a…
6 For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the hills of Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto Jehovah our God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For there shall be H3426 (יֵשׁ) — there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
- a 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…
- the watchmen H5341 (נָצַר) — to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
- upon the mount H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- Ephraim H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- shall cry H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- Arise H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- ye, and let us go up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- to Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- unto 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…
7 For thus saith Jehovah, Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout for the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O Jehovah, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- Sing H7442 (רָנַן) — properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)
- with gladness H8057 (שִׂמְחָה) — blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
- for Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- and shout H6670 (צָהַל) — to gleam, i.e. (figuratively) be cheerful; by transference to sound clear (of various animal or human expressions)
- among the chief H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- of the nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- publish H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- ye, praise H1984 (הָלַל) — to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to ce…
- ye, and say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- O Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- save H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
- thy people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- the remnant H7611 (שְׁאֵרִית) — a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall they return hither.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, I will bring H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- them from the north H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
- country H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and gather H6908 (קָבַץ) — to grasp, i.e. collect
- them from the coasts H3411 (יְרֵכָה) — properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- with them the blind H5787 (עִוֵּר) — blind (literally or figuratively)
- and the lame H6455 (פִּסֵּחַ) — lame
- the woman with child H2030 (הָרֶה) — pregnant
- and her that travaileth with child H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- together H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
- a great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- company H6951 (קָהָל) — assemblage (usually concretely)
- shall 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…
9 They shall come with weeping; and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way wherein they shall not stumble; for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first-born.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They shall come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- with weeping H1065 (בְּכִי) — a weeping; by analogy, a dripping
- and with supplications H8469 (תַּחֲנוּן) — earnest prayer
- will I lead H2986 (יָבַל) — properly, to flow; causatively, to bring (especially with pomp)
- them: I will cause them to walk H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- by the rivers H5158 (נַחַל) — a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
- of waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- in a straight H3477 (יָשָׁר) — straight (literally or figuratively)
- way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- wherein they shall not stumble H3782 (כָּשַׁל) — to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall
- for I am a father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- to Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- and Ephraim H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- my firstborn H1060 (בְּכוֹר) — first-born; hence, chief
10 Hear the word of Jehovah, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off; and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- the word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- O ye nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- and declare H5046 (נָגַד) — properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present…
- in the isles H339 (אִי) — properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an island
- afar off H4801 (מֶרְחָק) — remoteness, i.e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar
- and say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- He that scattered H2219 (זָרָה) — to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow
- Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- will gather H6908 (קָבַץ) — to grasp, i.e. collect
- him, and keep H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- him, as a shepherd 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)
- his flock H5739 (עֵדֶר) — an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals)
11 For Jehovah hath ransomed Jacob, and redeemed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath redeemed H6299 (פָּדָה) — to sever, i.e. ransom; generally to release, preserve
- Jacob H3290 (יַעֲקֹב) — Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
- and ransomed H1350 (גָּאַל) — to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
- him from the hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- stronger H2389 (חָזָק) — strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)
12 And they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow unto the goodness of Jehovah, to the grain, and to the new wine, and to the oil, and to the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore they shall come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- and sing H7442 (רָנַן) — properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)
- in the height H4791 (מָרוֹם) — altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft)
- of Zion H6726 (צִיּוֹן) — Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
- and shall flow together H5102 (נָהַר) — to sparkle, i.e. (figuratively) be cheerful; hence (from the sheen of a running stream) to flow, i.e. (figuratively) assemble
- to the goodness H2898 (טוּב) — good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfare
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- for wheat H1715 (דָּגָן) — properly, increase, i.e. grain
- and for wine H8492 (תִּירוֹשׁ) — must or fresh grape-juice (as just squeezed out); by implication (rarely) fermented wine
- and for oil H3323 (יִצְהָר) — oil (as producing light); figuratively, anointing
- and for the young 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 the flock H6629 (צֹאן) — a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
- and of the herd H1241 (בָּקָר) — a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd
- and their soul 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)
- shall be as a watered H7302 (רָוֶה) — sated (with drink)
- garden H1588 (גַּן) — a garden (as fenced)
- and they shall not sorrow H1669 (דָּאַב) — to pine
- any more H3254 (יָסַף) — to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then shall the virgin H1330 (בְּתוּלָה) — a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
- rejoice H8055 (שָׂמַח) — probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
- in the dance H4234 (מָחוֹל) — a (round) dance
- both young men H970 (בָּחוּר) — properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)
- and old H2205 (זָקֵן) — old
- together H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
- for I will turn H2015 (הָפַךְ) — to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
- their mourning H60 (אֵבֶל) — lamentation
- into joy H8342 (שָׂשׂוֹן) — cheerfulness; specifically, welcome
- and will comfort H5162 (נָחַם) — properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to av…
- them, and make them rejoice H8055 (שָׂמַח) — probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
- from their sorrow H3015 (יָגוֹן) — affliction
14 And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will satiate H7301 (רָוָה) — to slake the thirst (occasionally of other appetites)
- the soul 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)
- of the priests H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- with fatness H1880 (דֶּשֶׁן) — the fat; abstractly fatness, i.e. (figuratively) abundance; specifically the (fatty) ashes of sacrifices
- and my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- shall be satisfied H7646 (שָׂבַע) — to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
- with my goodness H2898 (טוּב) — good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfare
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
15 Thus saith Jehovah: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children; she refuseth to be comforted for her children, because they are not.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- 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.)
- in Ramah H7414 (רָמָה) — Ramah, the name of four places in Palestine
- lamentation H5092 (נְהִי) — an elegy
- bitter H8563 (תַּמְרוּר) — bitterness (plural as collective)
- weeping H1065 (בְּכִי) — a weeping; by analogy, a dripping
- Rachel H7354 (רָחֵל) — Rachel, a wife of Jacob
- weeping H1058 (בָּכָה) — to weep; generally to bemoan
- for her 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,…
- refused H3985 (מָאֵן) — to refuse
- to be comforted H5162 (נָחַם) — properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to av…
16 Thus saith Jehovah: Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears; for thy work shall be rewarded, saith Jehovah; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- Refrain H4513 (מָנַע) — to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury
- thy voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- from weeping H1065 (בְּכִי) — a weeping; by analogy, a dripping
- and thine eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- from tears H1832 (דִּמְעָה) — weeping
- for thy work H6468 (פְּעֻלָּה) — (abstractly) work
- shall be H3426 (יֵשׁ) — there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
- rewarded H7939 (שָׂכָר) — payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- and they shall come 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…
- from the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of the enemy H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
17 And there is hope for thy latter end, saith Jehovah; and thy children shall come again to their own border.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And there is H3426 (יֵשׁ) — there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
- hope H8615 (תִּקְוָה) — literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancy
- in thine end H319 (אַחֲרִית) — the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- that thy 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,…
- shall come 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 their own border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
18 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a calf unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I have surely H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- heard H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- Ephraim H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- bemoaning H5110 (נוּד) — to nod, i.e. waver; figuratively, to wander, flee, disappear; also (from shaking the head in sympathy), to console, deplore, or (from tossing the head in scorn)…
- Thou hast chastised H3256 (יָסַר) — to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
- me, and I was chastised H3256 (יָסַר) — to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
- as a bullock H5695 (עֵגֶל) — a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer)
- unaccustomed H3925 (לָמַד) — properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
- unaccustomed H3808 (לֹא) — not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
- 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 me, and I shall be 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…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- my 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…
19 Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Surely after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- that I was 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…
- I repented H5162 (נָחַם) — properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to av…
- and after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- that I was instructed H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- I smote H5606 (סָפַק) — to clap the hands (in token of compact, derision, grief, indignation, or punishment); by implication of satisfaction, to be enough; by implication of excess, to…
- thigh H3409 (יָרֵךְ) — the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side
- I was ashamed H954 (בּוּשׁ) — properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
- yea, even confounded H3637 (כָּלַם) — properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult
- because I did bear H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- the reproach H2781 (חֶרְפָּה) — contumely, disgrace, the pudenda
- of my youth H5271 (נָעוּר) — (only in plural collective or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)
20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearneth for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Ephraim H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- my dear H3357 (יַקִּיר) — precious
- son 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,…
- a pleasant H8191 (שַׁעְשֻׁעַ) — enjoyment
- child H3206 (יֶלֶד) — something born, i.e. a lad or offspring
- for since H1767 (דַּי) — enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases
- I spake H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- against him, I do earnestly H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- remember H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- him still: therefore my bowels H4578 (מֵעֶה) — used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of m…
- are troubled H1993 (הָמָה) — to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor
- for him; I will surely H7355 (רָחַם) — to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
- have mercy H7355 (רָחַם) — to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
- upon him, saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
21 Set thee up waymarks, make thee guide-posts; set thy heart toward the highway, even the way by which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Set thee up H5324 (נָצַב) — to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)
- waymarks H6725 (צִיּוּן) — a monumental or guiding pillar
- make H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- thee high heaps H8564 (תַּמְרוּר) — an erection, i.e. pillar (probably for a guide-board)
- set H7896 (שִׁית) — to place (in a very wide application)
- thine 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
- toward the highway H4546 (מְסִלָּה) — a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase
- the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- thou wentest H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- turn 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…
- O virgin H1330 (בְּתוּלָה) — a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- to these thy cities H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
22 How long wilt thou go hither and thither, O thou backsliding daughter? for Jehovah hath created a new thing in the earth: A woman shall encompass a man.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- How long wilt thou go about H2559 (חָמַק) — properly, to wrap; hence, to depart (i.e. turn about)
- O thou backsliding H7728 (שׁוֹבֵב) — apostate, i.e. heathenish or (actually) heathen
- daughter H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- for Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath created H1254 (בָּרָא) — (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
- a new thing H2319 (חָדָשׁ) — new
- in the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- A woman H5347 (נְקֵבָה) — female (from the sexual form)
- shall compass H5437 (סָבַב) — to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
- a man H1397 (גֶּבֶר) — properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
23 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Yet again shall they use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity: Jehovah bless thee, O habitation of righteousness, O mountain of holiness.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- of Armies 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…
- the 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…
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- As yet they shall use H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- this speech H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- in the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- and in the cities H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- thereof, when I shall bring 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…
- their captivity H7622 (שְׁבוּת) — exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity
- bless H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- thee, O habitation H5116 (נָוֶה) — (adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (d…
- of justice H6664 (צֶדֶק) — the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
- mountain H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- of holiness H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
24 And Judah and all the cities thereof shall dwell therein together, the husbandmen, and they that go about with flocks.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And there shall dwell H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- in Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- itself, and in all the cities H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- thereof together H3162 (יַחַד) — properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
- husbandmen H406 (אִכָּר) — a farmer
- go forth H5265 (נָסַע) — properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on a journey
- with flocks H5739 (עֵדֶר) — an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals)
25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and every sorrowful soul have I replenished.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For I have satiated H7301 (רָוָה) — to slake the thirst (occasionally of other appetites)
- the weary H5889 (עָיֵף) — languid
- soul 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)
- and I have replenished H4390 (מָלֵא) — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
- every sorrowful H1669 (דָּאַב) — to pine
26 Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Upon this I awaked H6974 (קוּץ) — to awake (literally or figuratively)
- and beheld H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- and my sleep H8142 (שֵׁנָה) — sleep
- was sweet H6149 (עָרֵב) — to be agreeable
27 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, 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…
- come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- that I will sow H2232 (זָרַע) — to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
- 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 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
- with the seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- of man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- and with the seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- of beast H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
28 And it shall come to pass that, like as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down and to overthrow and to destroy and to afflict, so will I watch over them to build and to plant, saith Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- like as I have watched over H8245 (שָׁקַד) — to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)
- them, to pluck up H5428 (נָתַשׁ) — to tear away
- and to break down H5422 (נָתַץ) — to tear down
- and to throw down H2040 (הָרַס) — to pull down or in pieces, break, destroy
- and to destroy H6 (אָבַד) — properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
- and to afflict H7489 (רָעַע) — properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
- so will I watch over H8245 (שָׁקַד) — to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)
- them, to build H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
- and to plant H5193 (נָטַע) — properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
29 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.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…
- they shall say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- no more, The fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- have eaten H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- a sour grape H1155 (בֹּסֶר)
- and the children’s 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,…
- teeth H8127 (שֵׁן) — a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
- are set on edge H6949 (קָהָה) — to be dull
30 But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But every one 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 die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- for his own iniquity H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- every man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- that eateth H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- the sour grape H1155 (בֹּסֶר)
- his teeth H8127 (שֵׁן) — a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
- shall be set on edge H6949 (קָהָה) — to be dull
31 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, 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…
- come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- that I will make H3772 (כָּרַת) — to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh a…
- a new H2319 (חָדָשׁ) — new
- covenant H1285 (בְּרִית) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
- 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 with 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
32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was a husband unto them, saith Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Not according to the covenant H1285 (בְּרִית) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
- that I made H3772 (כָּרַת) — to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh a…
- with their fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- in the 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…
- I took H2388 (חָזַק) — to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conque…
- them by the hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- to bring them out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- of the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- which my covenant H1285 (בְּרִית) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
- they brake H6565 (פָּרַר) — to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate
- although I was an husband H1166 (בָּעַל) — to be master; hence, to marry
- unto them, saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith Jehovah: I will put my law in their inward parts, and in their heart will I write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- the covenant H1285 (בְּרִית) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
- that I will make H3772 (כָּרַת) — to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh a…
- 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
- After H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- 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
- I will put H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- my law H8451 (תּוֹרָה) — a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
- in their inward parts H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
- and write H3789 (כָּתַב) — to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
- it in their hearts H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- and will be 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…
- and they shall be my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know Jehovah; for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith Jehovah: for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And they shall teach H3925 (לָמַד) — properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
- no more every 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)
- his neighbour H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- and every 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)
- his brother H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- for they shall all know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- me, from the least H6996 (קָטָן) — abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
- of them unto the greatest H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- of them, saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- for I will forgive H5545 (סָלַח) — to forgive
- their iniquity H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- and I will remember H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- their sin H2403 (חַטָּאָה) — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
35 Thus saith Jehovah, who giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirreth up the sea, so that the waves thereof roar; Jehovah of hosts is his name:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- which giveth H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- the sun H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ) — the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
- for a light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- by day H3119 (יוֹמָם) — daily
- the ordinances H2708 (חֻקָּה)
- of the moon H3394 (יָרֵחַ) — the moon
- and of the stars H3556 (כּוֹכָב) — a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince
- by night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- which divideth H7280 (רָגַע) — properly, to toss violently and suddenly (the sea with waves, the skin with boils); figuratively (in a favorable manner) to settle, i.e. quiet; specifically, to…
- the sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- when the waves H1530 (גַּל) — something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves)
- thereof roar H1993 (הָמָה) — to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor
- of Armies 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…
- his name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
36 If these ordinances depart from before me, saith Jehovah, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If those ordinances H2706 (חֹק) — an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
- depart H4185 (מוּשׁ) — to withdraw (both literally and figuratively, whether intransitive or transitive)
- from before 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…
- me, saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- the seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- also shall cease H7673 (שָׁבַת) — to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
- from being a nation H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- before 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…
- me for ever 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…
37 Thus saith Jehovah: If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, then will I also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- If heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- above H4605 (מַעַל) — properly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
- can be measured H4058 (מָדַד) — properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended
- and the foundations H4146 (מוֹסָדָה) — a foundation
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- searched out H2713 (חָקַר) — properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately
- beneath H4295 (מַטָּה) — downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixes
- I will also cast off H3988 (מָאַס) — to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
- all the seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- of Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- for all that they have done H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
38 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that the city shall be built to Jehovah from the tower of Hananel unto the gate of the corner.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, 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…
- come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- that the city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- shall be built H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
- to Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- from the tower H4026 (מִגְדָּל) — a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
- of Hananeel H2606 (חֲנַנְאֵל) — Chananel, probably an Israelite, from whom a tower of Jerusalem was named
- unto the gate H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
- of the corner H6438 (פִּנָּה) — an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain
39 And the measuring line shall go out further straight onward unto the hill Gareb, and shall turn about unto Goah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the measuring H4060 (מִדָּה) — properly, extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment; specifically, tribute (as mea…
- line H6961 (קָוֶה) — a (measuring) cord (as if for binding)
- line H6957 (קַו) — a cord (as connecting), especially for measuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord
- shall yet go forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- over against it upon the hill H1389 (גִּבְעָה) — a hillock
- Gareb H1619 (גָּרֵב) — Gareb, the name of an Israelite, also of a hill near Jerusalem
- and shall compass about H5437 (סָבַב) — to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
- to Goath H1601 (גֹּעָה) — Goah, a place near Jerusalem
40 And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto Jehovah; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the whole valley H6010 (עֵמֶק) — a vale (i.e. broad depression)
- of the dead bodies H6297 (פֶּגֶר) — a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image
- and of the ashes H1880 (דֶּשֶׁן) — the fat; abstractly fatness, i.e. (figuratively) abundance; specifically the (fatty) ashes of sacrifices
- and all the fields H8309 (שְׁרֵמָה) — a common
- and all the fields H7709 (שְׁדֵמָה) — a cultivated field
- unto the brook H5158 (נַחַל) — a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
- of Kidron H6939 (קִדְרוֹן) — Kidron, a brook near Jerusalem
- unto the corner H6438 (פִּנָּה) — an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain
- of the horse H5483 (סוּס) — a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)
- gate H8179 (שַׁעַר) — an opening, i.e. door or gate
- toward the east H4217 (מִזְרָח) — sunrise, i.e. the east
- holy H6944 (קֹדֶשׁ) — a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- it shall not be plucked up H5428 (נָתַשׁ) — to tear away
- nor thrown down H2040 (הָרַס) — to pull down or in pieces, break, destroy
- any more 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…