Jeremiah 3:16

“In those days, when you multiply and increase in the land,” declares the LORD, “they will no longer discuss the ark of the covenant of the LORD. It will never come to mind, and no one will remember it or miss it, nor will another one be made.
Jeremiah 3:16
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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)

וְהָיָ֡ה כִּ֣י תִרְבּוּ֩ וּפְרִיתֶ֨ם בָּאָ֜רֶץ בַּיָּמִ֤ים הָהֵ֙מָּה֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה לֹא־יֹ֣אמְרוּ ע֗וֹד אֲרוֹן֙ בְּרִית־יְהוָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א יַעֲלֶ֖ה עַל־לֵ֑ב וְלֹ֤א יִזְכְּרוּ־בוֹ֙ וְלֹ֣א יִפְקֹ֔דוּ וְלֹ֥א יֵעָשֶׂ֖ה עֽוֹד׃

  1. וְהָיָ֡הve.ha.Yah“and it will be”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. כִּ֣יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  3. תִרְבּוּ֩tir.Bu“you will multiply”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from רָבָה · “to multiply” · Strong's H7235A
  4. וּפְרִיתֶ֨םu.fe.ri.Tem“and you will be fruitful”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from פָּרָה · “be fruitful” · Strong's H6509
  5. בָּאָ֜רֶץba.'A.retz“in the land”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  6. בַּיָּמִ֤יםbai.ya.Mim“in the days”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  7. הָהֵ֙מָּה֙ha.He.mah“<the> those”
    Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  8. נְאֻם־ne.'um-“[the] utterance of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נְאֻם · “utterance” · Strong's H5002
  9. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  10. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  11. יֹ֣אמְרוּYo.me.ru“people will say”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  12. ע֗וֹדod“again”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹד · “still” · Strong's H5750
  13. אֲרוֹן֙'a.rOn“[the] ark of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֲרוֹן · “ark” · Strong's H0727
  14. בְּרִית־be.rit-“[the] covenant of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
  15. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  16. וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  17. יַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.Leh“it will come up”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  18. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  19. לֵ֑בLev“a heart”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  20. וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  21. יִזְכְּרוּ־yiz.ke.ru-“people will remember”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from זָכַר · “to remember” · Strong's H2142
  22. בוֹ֙vo“<in> <the> it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  23. וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  24. יִפְקֹ֔דוּyif.Ko.du“people will miss [it]”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פָּקַד · “missing” · Strong's H6485K
  25. וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  26. יֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.Seh“it will be made”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  27. עֽוֹד׃od“again”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹד · “still” · Strong's H5750
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)