Jeremiah 26:3

“Perhaps they will listen and turn back, each one from his evil way, and I will relent concerning the evil that I am planning to do to them because of the evil of their deeds.”

Jeremiah 26:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 26:3, word by word

Perhapsאוּלַיulay

perhaps

Perhaps, maybe.

Where else “ulay” appears
they will listenיִשְׁמְעוּyishmu

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

Where else “yishmu” appears
and turn backיָשֻׁבוּyashuvu

turn back

To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.

Where else “yashuvu” appears
each oneאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

Where else “ish” appears
from his evil wayדַּרְכּdark

manner

The way one lives and acts.

Where else “dark” appears
from his evil wayרָעָהraa

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “raa” appears
and I will relentנִחַמְתִּיnichamti

relent

God gives up the evil he announced and leaves it unfulfilled.

Where else “nichamti” appears
am planningחֹשֵׁבchoshev

devise

To devise a plan or a design, good or bad.

Where else “choshev” appears
to doעֲשׂוֹתasot

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asot” appears
because ofפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “pene” appears
the evilרֹעַroa

evil

The wickedness of deeds or the heart.

Where else “roa” appears
of their deedsמַעַלְלֵיmaalle

deeds, doings

Deeds, doings; what someone does, good or bad.

Where else “maalle” appears

The context

2“Thus says YHWH: Stand in the court of the house of YHWH, and speak to all the cities of Judah that come to bow down in the house of YHWH all the words that I command you to speak to them; do not hold back a word.

3 · This verse (above)

4And you shall say to them, ‘Thus says YHWH: If you do not listen to me, to walk in my instruction that I have set before you,

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