Jeremiah 50:5

They will ask the way to Zion and turn their faces toward it. They will come and join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.
Jeremiah 50:5
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Original language and places

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)

צִיּ֣וֹן יִשְׁאָ֔לוּ דֶּ֖רֶךְ הֵ֣נָּה פְנֵיהֶ֑ם בֹּ֚אוּ וְנִלְו֣וּ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה בְּרִ֥ית עוֹלָ֖ם לֹ֥א תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ ס

  1. צִיּ֣וֹןtzi.Yon“Zion”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from צִיּוֹן · “Zion” · Strong's H6726
  2. יִשְׁאָ֔לוּyish.'A.lu“they will ask for”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁאַל · “to ask” · Strong's H7592
  3. דֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekh“[will be] [the] direction”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “road” · Strong's H1870K
  4. הֵ֣נָּהHe.nah“hither”
    Adverb · from הֵ֫נָּה · “hither” · Strong's H2008
  5. פְנֵיהֶ֑םfe.nei.Hem“faces their”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
  6. בֹּ֚אוּBo.'u“come”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  7. וְנִלְו֣וּve.nil.Vu“and they will join themselves”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from לָוָה · “to join” · Strong's H3867A
  8. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  9. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  10. בְּרִ֥יתbe.Rit“a covenant of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
  11. עוֹלָ֖םo.Lam“perpetuity”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “enduring” · Strong's H5769G
  12. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  13. תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ סti.sha.Khe.ach“it will be forgotten”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁכַח · “to forget” · Strong's H7911
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)