Jeremiah 8:4

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
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הֲיִפְּל֖וּ וְלֹ֣א יָק֑וּמוּ אִם־יָשׁ֖וּב וְלֹ֥א יָשֽׁוּב׃

  1. וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.Ta“and you will say”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.Hem“to them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. כֹּ֚הkoh“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  4. אָמַ֣ר'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  5. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  6. הֲיִפְּל֖וּha.yi.pe.Lu“¿ do people fall”
    Particle, interrogative + Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָפַל · “fall” · Strong's H5307G
  7. וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. יָק֑וּמוּya.Ku.mu“do they stand up?”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
  9. אִם־'im-“or?”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  10. יָשׁ֖וּבya.Shuv“does anyone turn away”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “turn back” · Strong's H7725I
  11. וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  12. 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)