Jeremiah 3:19
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Then I said,אָמַ֗רְתִּי
(a·mar·ti)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
'Howאֵ֚יךְ
(eich)
349: how?from ay
I would setאֲשִׁיתֵ֣ךְ
(a·shi·tech)
7896: to put, seta prim. root
you among My sonsבַּבָּנִ֔ים
(bab·ba·nim,)
1121: sona prim. root
And giveוְאֶתֶּן־
(ve·'et·ten-)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
you a pleasantחֶמְדָּ֔ה
(chem·dah,)
2532: desire, delightfem. of chemed
land,אֶ֣רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
The mostצִבְאֹ֣ות
(tziv·'o·vt)
6635: army, war, warfarefrom tsaba
beautifulצְבִ֖י
(tze·vi)
6643a: beauty, honorfrom an unused word
inheritanceנַחֲלַ֥ת
(na·cha·lat)
5159: possession, property, inheritancefrom an unused word
of the nations!'גֹּויִ֑ם
(go·v·yim;)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
And I said,וָאֹמַ֗ר
(va·'o·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
'You shall call(תִּקְרְאִי־
(tik·re·'i-)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
Me, My Father,אָבִי֙
(a·vi)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
And not turn away(תָשֽׁוּבִי׃
(ta·shu·vi.)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
from followingוּמֵאַחֲרַ֖י
(u·me·'a·cha·rai)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
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KJV Lexicon
But I said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
How shall I put
shiyth  (sheeth)
to place (in a very wide application) -- apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, look, make, mark, put (on), + regard, set, shew, be stayed, take.
thee among the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
and give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
thee a pleasant
chemdah  (khem-daw')
delight -- desire, goodly, pleasant, precious.
land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
a goodly
tsbiy  (tseb-ee')
splendor (as conspicuous); also a gazelle (as beautiful) -- beautiful(-ty), glorious (-ry), goodly, pleasant, roe(-buck).
heritage
nachalah  (nakh-al-aw')
something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion -- heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession.
of the hosts
tsaba'  (tsaw-baw')
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
of nations
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
and I said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Thou shalt call
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
me My father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
and shalt not turn away
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
from me
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Then I said, 'How I would set you among My sons And give you a pleasant land, The most beautiful inheritance of the nations!' And I said, 'You shall call Me, My Father, And not turn away from following Me.'

King James Bible
But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I thought: How I long to make you My sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations. I thought: You will call Me, my Father, and never turn away from Me.

International Standard Version
"I said, 'How I wanted to treat you like children, and give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful inheritance of the nations.' I said, 'You will call me, my father, and won't turn back from following me.'

NET Bible
"I thought to myself, 'Oh what a joy it would be for me to treat you like a son! What a joy it would be for me to give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful piece of property there is in all the world!' I thought you would call me, 'Father' and would never cease being loyal to me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"I wanted to treat you like children and give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful property among the nations. I thought that you would call me Father and wouldn't turn away from me.

King James 2000 Bible
But I said, How shall I put you among the children, and give you a pleasant land, a beautiful heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, You shall call me, My father; and shall not turn away from me.
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