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Have you notהֲלוֹאjust nowמֵעַתָּהcalled to me,קָרָאת לִי‘My father,אָבִיyou areאָתָּהthe companionאַלּוּףof my youth!נְעֻרַי
Jeremiah 3:4
Study it in the app“Have you not just now called to me, ‘My father, you are the companion of my youth!”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 3:4, word by word
- called to meקָרָאתkarat
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “karat” appears- ‘My fatherאָבִavi
Father
God, Father of his people.
Where else “avi” appears- the companionאַלּוּףaluf
companion
A close friend, the companion one grew up with and trusts.
Where else “aluf” appears- of my youthנְעֻרַneura
youth
Youth: the time of being young.
Where else “neura” appears
The context
3And the showers have been withheld, and there has been no late rain; yet the forehead of a prostitute woman you have had; you refused to be ashamed.
4 · This verse (above)
5Will he keep it forever? Will he retain it to the end?’ Look, so you have spoken, but you have done evil things and have had your way.