Jeremiah 3:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Have you not just nowמֵעַ֔תָּה
(me·'at·tah,)
6258: nowprobably from anah
called(קָרָ֥את
(ka·rat)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
to Me, 'My Father,אָבִ֑י
(a·vi;)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
You are the friendאַלּ֥וּף
(al·luf)
441a: tamefrom alaph
of my youth?נְעֻרַ֖י
(ne·'u·rai)
5271: youth, early lifefrom the same as naar


















KJV Lexicon
Wilt thou not from this time cry
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
unto 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-.
thou art the guide
'alluwph  (al-loof')
familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied, although masculine, to a cow); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle)
of my youth
na`uwr  (naw-oor')
(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people) -- childhood, youth.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Have you not just now called to Me, 'My Father, You are the friend of my youth?

King James Bible
Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Have you not lately called to Me, "My Father. You were my friend in my youth.

International Standard Version
Have you not just called out to me, 'My father, you are the friend of my youth—

NET Bible
Even now you say to me, 'You are my father! You have been my faithful companion ever since I was young.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But now you are calling to me. You say, 'Father! You have been my companion ever since I was young.

King James 2000 Bible
Will you not from this time cry unto me, My father, you are the guide of my youth?
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