Jeremiah 31:18

“I have surely heard Ephraim grieving: ‘You have disciplined me, and I was disciplined, like a calf not trained; bring me back, and I will come back, for you are YHWH my Elohim.”

Jeremiah 31:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 31:18, word by word

I have surely heardשָׁמוֹעַshamoa

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

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Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim

Ephraim

Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".

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grievingמִתְנוֹדֵדmitnoded

sympathize

To show sorrow for someone and comfort him.

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‘You have disciplined meיִסַּרְתַּyisarta

discipline, correct

Correct, discipline, teach firmly, as a father his son; also punish.

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like a calfעֵגֶלegel

calf

Calf: a young bull.

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trainedלֻמָּדlumad

learn

To receive teaching until one knows or masters it.

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bring me backהֲשִׁיבֵhashive

return

To go back to a place.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

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.

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my Elohimאֱלֹהָeloha

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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The context

17And there is hope for your future, declares YHWH, and the children will return to their own territory.

18 · This verse (above)

19For after I turned away, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck on my thigh; I was ashamed, and also humiliated, for I bore the reproach of my youth.’

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