Jeremiah 4:1

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If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove.

Original Language Analysis

אִם H518
אִם
Strong's: H518
Word #: 1 of 13
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
תָּשׁ֑וּב If thou wilt return H7725
תָּשׁ֑וּב If thou wilt return
Strong's: H7725
Word #: 2 of 13
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀ O Israel H3478
יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀ O Israel
Strong's: H3478
Word #: 3 of 13
he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
נְאֻם saith H5002
נְאֻם saith
Strong's: H5002
Word #: 4 of 13
an oracle
יְהוָ֛ה the LORD H3068
יְהוָ֛ה the LORD
Strong's: H3068
Word #: 5 of 13
(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
אֵלַ֖י H413
אֵלַ֖י
Strong's: H413
Word #: 6 of 13
near, with or among; often in general, to
תָּשׁ֑וּב If thou wilt return H7725
תָּשׁ֑וּב If thou wilt return
Strong's: H7725
Word #: 7 of 13
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
וְאִם H518
וְאִם
Strong's: H518
Word #: 8 of 13
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
תָּסִ֧יר unto me and if thou wilt put away H5493
תָּסִ֧יר unto me and if thou wilt put away
Strong's: H5493
Word #: 9 of 13
to turn off (literally or figuratively)
שִׁקּוּצֶ֛יךָ thine abominations H8251
שִׁקּוּצֶ֛יךָ thine abominations
Strong's: H8251
Word #: 10 of 13
disgusting, i.e., filthy; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol
מִפָּנַ֖י out of my sight H6440
מִפָּנַ֖י out of my sight
Strong's: H6440
Word #: 11 of 13
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
וְלֹ֥א H3808
וְלֹ֥א
Strong's: H3808
Word #: 12 of 13
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
תָנֽוּד׃ then shalt thou not remove H5110
תָנֽוּד׃ then shalt thou not remove
Strong's: H5110
Word #: 13 of 13
to nod, i.e., waver; figuratively, to wander, flee, disappear; also (from shaking the head in sympathy), to console, deplore, or (from tossing the hea

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Historical Context

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