Jeremiah 3:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Surely,אָכֵ֥ן
(a·chen)
403: surelya prim. root
the hillsמִגְּבָעֹ֖ות
(mig·ge·va·'o·vt)
1389: a hillfem. from the same as Geba
are a deception,לַשֶּׁ֛קֶר
(la·she·ker)
8267: deception, disappointment, falsehoodfrom an unused word
A tumultהָמֹ֣ון
(ha·mo·vn)
1995: a sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundancefrom hamah
[on] the mountains.הָרִ֑ים
(ha·rim;)
2022: mountain, hill, hill countryof uncertain derivation
Surelyאָכֵן֙
(a·chen)
403: surelya prim. root
in the LORDבַּיהֹוָ֣ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ
(e·lo·hei·nu,)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
Is the salvationתְּשׁוּעַ֖ת
(te·shu·'at)
8668: deliverance, salvationfrom yasha
of Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(yis·ra·'el.)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el


















KJV Lexicon
Truly
'aken  (aw-kane')
firmly; figuratively, surely; also (advers.) but -- but, certainly, nevertheless, surely, truly, verily.
in vain
sheqer  (sheh'-ker)
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial) -- without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
is salvation hoped for from the hills
gib`ah  (ghib-aw')
a hillock -- hill, little hill.
and from the multitude
hamown  (haw-mone')
a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth -- abundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.
of mountains
har  (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.
truly
'aken  (aw-kane')
firmly; figuratively, surely; also (advers.) but -- but, certainly, nevertheless, surely, truly, verily.
in the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
our God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
is the salvation
tshuw`ah  (tesh-oo-aw')
rescue (literal or figurative, pers., national or spir.) -- deliverance, help, safety, salvation, victory.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Surely, the hills are a deception, A tumult on the mountains. Surely in the LORD our God Is the salvation of Israel.

King James Bible
Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Surely, falsehood comes from the hills, commotion from the mountains, but the salvation of Israel is only in the LORD our God.

International Standard Version
Truly the hills are a deception, and the mountains are confusion. Truly, in the LORD our God is Israel's salvation."

NET Bible
We know our noisy worship of false gods on the hills and mountains did not help us. We know that the LORD our God is the only one who can deliver Israel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Truly, the noise from the hills, from the mountains, is the noise of false worship. Truly, the LORD our God will rescue us.

King James 2000 Bible
Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.
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