So you are to tell them this is what the LORD says: “Do men fall and not get up again? Does one turn away and not return?Jeremiah 8:4
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הֲיִפְּל֖וּ וְלֹ֣א יָק֑וּמוּ אִם־יָשׁ֖וּב וְלֹ֥א יָשֽׁוּב׃
- וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.Ta“and you will say”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.Hem“to them”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- כֹּ֚הkoh“thus”Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
- אָמַ֣ר'a.Mar“he says”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- הֲיִפְּל֖וּha.yi.pe.Lu“¿ do people fall”Particle, interrogative + Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָפַל · “fall” · Strong's H5307G
- וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יָק֑וּמוּya.Ku.mu“do they stand up?”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
- אִם־'im-“or?”Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
- יָשׁ֖וּבya.Shuv“does anyone turn away”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “turn back” · Strong's H7725I
- וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יָשֽׁוּב׃ya.Shuv“does he return?”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)