Jeremiah 31:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Thusכֹּ֣ה
(koh)
3541: thus, herea prim. adverb
saysאָמַ֣ר
(a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
the LORD,יְהוָ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
"A voiceקֹ֣ול
(ko·vl)
6963: sound, voicefrom an unused word
is heardנִשְׁמָע֙
(nish·ma)
8085: to heara prim. root
in Ramah,בְּרָמָ֤ה
(be·ra·mah)
7414: "height," the name of several places in Isr.from rum
Lamentationנְהִי֙
(ne·hi)
5092: a wailing, lamentation, mourning songfrom nahah
[and] bitterתַמְרוּרִ֔ים
(tam·ru·rim,)
8563: bitternessfrom marar
weeping.בְּכִ֣י
(be·chi)
1065: a weepingfrom bakah
Rachelרָחֵ֖ל
(ra·chel)
7354: a wife of Jacobfrom the same as rachel
is weeping 
 
1065: a weepingfrom bakah
for her children;בָּנֶ֑יהָ
(ba·nei·ha;)
1121: sona prim. root
She refusesמֵאֲנָ֛ה
(me·'a·nah)
3985: to refusea prim. root
to be comfortedלְהִנָּחֵ֥ם
(le·hin·na·chem)
5162: to be sorry, console oneselfa prim. root
for her children,בָּנֶ֖יהָ
(ba·nei·ha)
1121: sona prim. root
Becauseכִּ֥י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
they are no more."אֵינֶֽנּוּ׃
(ei·nen·nu.)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Thus saith
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
A voice
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
was heard
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
in Ramah
Ramah  (raw-maw')
Ramah, the name of four places in Palestine -- Ramah.
lamentation
nhiy  (neh-hee')
an elegy -- lamentation, wailing.
and bitter
tamruwr  (tam-roor')
bitterness (plural as collective) -- most bitter(-ly).
weeping
Bkiy  (bek-ee')
a weeping; by analogy, a dripping -- overflowing, sore, (continual) weeping, wept.
Rahel
Rachel  (raw-khale')
Rachel, a wife of Jacob -- Rachel.
weeping
bakah  (baw-kaw')
to weep; generally to bemoan -- at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, more, mourn, sore, with tears, weep.
for her 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.
refused
ma'en  (maw-ane')
to refuse -- refuse, utterly.
to be comforted
nacham  (naw-kham')
comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).
for her 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.
because they were not
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Thus says the LORD, "A voice is heard in Ramah, Lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; She refuses to be comforted for her children, Because they are no more."

King James Bible
Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This is what the LORD says: A voice was heard in Ramah, a lament with bitter weeping-- Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted for her children because they are no more.

International Standard Version
This is what the LORD says: "A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter crying. Rachel is crying, and she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no longer alive."

NET Bible
The LORD says, "A sound is heard in Ramah, a sound of crying in bitter grief. It is the sound of Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are gone."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is what the LORD says: A sound is heard in Ramah, the sound of crying in bitter grief. Rachel is crying for her children. She refuses to be comforted, because they are dead.

King James 2000 Bible
Thus says the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rachel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
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