Jeremiah 3:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Will He be angryהֲיִנְטֹ֣ר
(ha·yin·tor)
5201: to keepa prim. root
forever?לְעֹולָ֔ם
(le·'o·v·lam,)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
Will He be indignantיִשְׁמֹ֖ר
(yish·mor)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
to the end?'לָנֶ֑צַח
(la·ne·tzach;)
5331: eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuityfrom natsach
Behold,הִנֵּ֥ה
(hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
you have spoken(דִבַּ֛רְתְּ
(dib·bar·te)
1696: to speaka prim. root
And have doneוַתַּעֲשִׂ֥י
(vat·ta·'a·si)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
evil things,הָרָעֹ֖ות
(ha·ra·'o·vt)
7451a: bad, evilfrom the same as roa
And you have had your way."וַתּוּכָֽל׃
(vat·tu·chol.)
3201: to be able, have powera prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Will he reserve
natar  (naw-tar')
to guard; figuratively, to cherish (anger) -- bear grudge, keep(-er), reserve.
his anger for ever
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
will he keep
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
it to the end
netsach  (neh'-tsakh)
a goal, i.e. the bright object at a distance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continually (i.e. to the most distant point of view)
Behold thou hast spoken
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
and done
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
evil things
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
as thou couldest
yakol  (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'Will He be angry forever? Will He be indignant to the end?' Behold, you have spoken And have done evil things, And you have had your way."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Will He bear a grudge forever? Will He be endlessly infuriated?" This is what you have said, but you have done the evil things you are capable of.

International Standard Version
will he hold on to his anger forever, will he persist in his wrath to the end?' Look, you have spoken and done evil things, and you have succeeded in it."

NET Bible
You will not always be angry with me, will you? You will not be mad at me forever, will you?' That is what you say, but you continually do all the evil that you can."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He won't hold a grudge forever. He won't always be angry.' You have said and done all the evil things that you could."

King James 2000 Bible
Will he reserve his anger forever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, you have spoken and done all the evil things that you could.
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