A voiceקוֹלon the bare heightsעַל שְׁפָיִיםis heard,נִשְׁמָעthe weeping,בְּכִיthe pleadingתַחֲנוּנֵיof the childrenבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלforכִּיthey have pervertedהֶעֱוּוּtheir way,אֶת דַּרְכָּםthey have forgottenשָׁכְחוּYHWHאֶת יְהֹוָהtheir Elohim.אֱלֹהֵיהֶם
Jeremiah 3:21
Study it in the app“A voice on the bare heights is heard, the weeping, the pleading of the children of Israel, for they have perverted their way, they have forgotten YHWH their Elohim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 3:21, word by word
- A voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- on the bare heightsשְׁפָיִיםshefayim
bare height
Bare hill, a height without trees.
Where else “shefayim” appears- is heardנִשְׁמָעnishma
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “nishma” appears- the weepingבְּכִיbechi
weeping
Weeping.
Where else “bechi” appears- the pleadingתַחֲנוּנֵיtachanune
supplication
Supplication: a plea that asks for favor or mercy. It belongs to the same family as "show favor."
Where else “tachanune” appears- of the childrenבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- they have pervertedהֶעֱוּוּheeuu
bend
To bend what is right, or be bowed down.
Where else “heeuu” appears- their wayדַּרְכָּdarka
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “darka” appears- they have forgottenשָׁכְחוּshachchu
forget
Forget.
Where else “shachchu” appears- YHWHיְהֹוָהyehova
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehova” appears- their Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears
The context
20Surely, as a woman betrays her companion, so you have betrayed me, house of Israel, declares YHWH.
21 · This verse (above)
22“Return, wayward children; I will heal your apostasies.” “Look, we come to you, for you are YHWH our Elohim.