Jeremiah 31:18

Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data

"I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God."

Word-by-Word Analysis

I have

מוּת

mûwth

H4191

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

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שָׁמַע

shâmaʻ

H8085

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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אֶפְרַיִם

ʼEphrayim

H669

Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory

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נוּד

nûwd

H5110

to nod, i.e. waver; figuratively, to wander, flee, disappear; also (from shaking the head in sympathy), to console, deplore, or (from tossing the head...

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נֶפֶשׁ

nephesh

H5315

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...

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כֵּן

kên

H3652

so

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Thou hast

יָסַר

yâçar

H3256

to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct

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me and I was

יָסַר

yâçar

H3256

to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct

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as a

פַּר

par

H6499

a bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength, or perhaps as dividing the hoof)

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לֹא

lôʼ

H3808

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

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to the

עֹל

ʻôl

H5923

a yoke (as imposed on the neck), literally or figuratively

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שׁוּב

shûwb

H7725

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...

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thou me and I shall be

הָפַךְ

hâphak

H2015

to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert

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for thou art the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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my

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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Key Terms in This Verse

bemoaning H5110

נוּד nûwd

to nod, i.e. waver; figuratively, to wander, flee, disappear; also (from shaking the head in sympathy), to console, deplore, or (from tossing the head in scorn) taunt

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unaccustomed H3808

לֹא lôʼ

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

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chastised H3256

יָסַר yâçar

to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct

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chastised H3256

יָסַר yâçar

to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct

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yoke H5923

עֹל ʻôl

a yoke (as imposed on the neck), literally or figuratively

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bullock H6499

פַּר par

a bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength, or perhaps as dividing the hoof)

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Ephraim H669

אֶפְרַיִם ʼEphrayim

Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory

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turn H7725

שׁוּב shûwb

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

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surely H4191

מוּת mûwth

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

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turned H2015

הָפַךְ hâphak

to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert

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Cross References

Jeremiah 31:9 cross-reference

They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel,...

Psalm 80:3 cross-reference

Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

Isaiah 9:13 cross-reference

For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.

Job 5:17 cross-reference

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

Lamentations 5:21 cross-reference

Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

Revelation 3:19 cross-reference

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

Acts 3:26 cross-reference

Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

Jeremiah 17:14 cross-reference

Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.

Luke 15:20 cross-reference

And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

Psalm 80:19 cross-reference

Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

Psalm 94:12 cross-reference

Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;

Psalm 80:7 cross-reference

Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

Psalm 32:9 cross-reference

Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

Luke 1:17 cross-reference

And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the L...

Jeremiah 5:3 cross-reference

O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder t...

Isaiah 1:5 cross-reference

Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

Psalm 119:75 cross-reference

I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.

Isaiah 51:20 cross-reference

Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God.

Malachi 4:6 cross-reference

And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

Jeremiah 3:25 cross-reference

We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD o...

Proverbs 26:3 cross-reference

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.

Zephaniah 3:2 cross-reference

She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.

Jeremiah 2:30 cross-reference

In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

Hebrews 12:5 cross-reference

And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

Hosea 4:16 cross-reference

For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.

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