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Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest. (KJV)
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הֲיִנְטֹ֣רha.yin.Tor¿ will he maintain
Lemma: נָטַר (na.tar) · Strong's: H5201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to keep
Used 9 times. Also: Leviticus 19:18, Psalms 103:9, Song of Solomon 1:6, Song of Solomon 8:11, Song of Solomon 8:12, Jeremiah 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5201; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:5 word 1
לְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.Lamfor ever
Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: forever: enduring
Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:5 word 2
אִם\־'im-or?
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518I
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if: surely yes
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 24:38, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 31:52, Genesis 34:15, Genesis 47:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518I; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:5 word 3
יִשְׁמֹ֖רyish.Morwill he keep
Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to keep: look at
Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:36, Judges 1:24, 1 Samuel 19:11, 2 Samuel 11:16, 2 Samuel 20:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8104I; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:5 word 4
לָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachto perpetuity
Lemma: נֵ֫צַח (ne.tsach) · Strong's: H5331
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: perpetuity
Used 43 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:29, 2 Samuel 2:26, 1 Chronicles 29:11, Job 4:20, Job 14:20, Job 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5331; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:5 word 5
הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehhere!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:5 word 6
וַתַּעֲשִׂ֥יva.ta.'a.Siand you did
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqw2fs)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:5 word 7
הָרָע֖וֹתha.ra.'ot<the> wicked things
Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: bad: evil
Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 28:8, Genesis 38:7, Genesis 41:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451H; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:5 word 8
וַתּוּכָֽל\׃\ \פva.tu.Khaland you were able
Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqw2ms)
Meaning: be able
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Jeremiah 3:5 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Will He be angry | → | נָטַר H5201 to keep |
| forever | → | עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring |
| . . . | → | אִם H0518I if: surely yes |
| Will He be indignant | → | שָׁמַר H8104I to keep: look at |
| to the end | → | נֵ֫צַח H5331 perpetuity |
| This | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| you have spoken | → | H1696 |
| but you keep doing | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| all the evil | → | רַע H7451H bad: evil |
| you can | → | יָכֹל H3201 be able |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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