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Jeremiah 3:1

“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers— and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 3:1
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

לֵאמֹ֡ר הֵ֣ן יְשַׁלַּ֣ח אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ֩ וְהָלְכָ֨ה מֵאִתּ֜וֹ וְהָיְתָ֣ה לְאִישׁ־אַחֵ֗ר הֲיָשׁ֤וּב אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ ע֔וֹד הֲל֛וֹא חָנ֥וֹף תֶּחֱנַ֖ף הָאָ֣רֶץ הַהִ֑יא וְאַ֗תְּ זָנִית֙ רֵעִ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים וְשׁ֥וֹב אֵלַ֖י נְאֻם־יְהֹוָֽה׃

  1. לֵאמֹ֡רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. הֵ֣ןhen“there!”
    Particle, interjection · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
  3. יְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.Lach“he will send away”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “divorce” · Strong's H7971I
  4. אִ֣ישׁ'ish“a husband”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  5. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  6. אִשְׁתּוֹ֩'ish.To“wife his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
  7. וְהָלְכָ֨הve.ha.le.Khah“and she will go”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  8. מֵאִתּ֜וֹme.'i.To“from with <the> him”
    Preposition + Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  9. וְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.Tah“and she will belong”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  10. לְאִישׁ־le.'ish-“to a man”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  11. אַחֵ֗ר'a.Cher“another”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from אַחֵר · “another” · Strong's H0312
  12. הֲיָשׁ֤וּבha.ya.Shuv“¿ will he return”
    Particle, interrogative + Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  13. אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.ha“to her”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  14. ע֔וֹדod“again”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹד · “still” · Strong's H5750
  15. הֲל֛וֹאha.Lo'“¿ not”
    Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  16. חָנ֥וֹףcha.Nof“certainly <to be polluted>”
    Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from חָנֵף · “to pollute” · Strong's H2610
  17. תֶּחֱנַ֖ףte.che.Naf“will it be polluted”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from חָנֵף · “to pollute” · Strong's H2610
  18. הָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  19. הַהִ֑יאha.Hi'“<the> that”
    Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  20. וְאַ֗תְּve.'At“and you”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from אַתְּ · “you(f.s.)” · Strong's H0859C
  21. זָנִית֙za.Nit“you have acted as a prostitute”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from זָנָה · “to fornicate” · Strong's H2181
  22. רֵעִ֣יםre.'Im“companions”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from רֵעַ · “neighbor” · Strong's H7453
  23. רַבִּ֔יםra.Bim“many”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
  24. וְשׁ֥וֹבve.Shov“and will you return?”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  25. אֵלַ֖י'e.Lai“to me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  26. נְאֻם־ne.'um-“[the] utterance of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נְאֻם · “utterance” · Strong's H5002
  27. יְהֹוָֽה׃Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)