JEREMIAH 15:19

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.”

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Jeremiah 15:19 Translation & Meaning

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KJV Verse Original Hebrew Meaning/ Definition
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Therefore לָכֵ֞ן Properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles) Therefore
thus כֹּֽה Properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now thus
saith אָמַ֣ר To say (used with great latitude) saith
the Lord, יְהוָ֗ה (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lord
If אִם Used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not If
thou return, תָּשׁ֤וּב To turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again return
then will I bring thee again, וַאֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֙ To turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again then bring again
and (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
thou shalt stand תַּֽעֲמֹ֔ד To stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) stand
before לְפָנַ֣י The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) before
me: and if וְאִם Used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not if
thou take forth תּוֹצִ֥יא To go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim take forth
the precious יָקָ֛ר Valuable (objectively or subjectively) precious
from the vile, מִזּוֹלֵ֖ל To shake (as in the wind), i.e., to quake vile
thou shalt be תִֽהְיֶ֑ה To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) thou shalt be
as my mouth: כְּפִ֣י The mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to mouth
let them return יָשֻׁ֤בוּ To turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again let return
unto אֵלֶ֔יךָ Near, with or among; often in general, to unto
thee; but return תָשׁ֥וּב To turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again return
not לֹֽא Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles not
thou וְאַתָּ֖ה Thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you thou
unto אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ Near, with or among; often in general, to unto
them. אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ Near, with or among; often in general, to them

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  • 17  I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.

  • 18  Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?

  • 19  Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.

  • 20  And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the Lord.

  • 21  And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.




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