Jeremiah 3:16
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And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.“In those days, when you multiply and increase in the land,” declares the LORD, “they will no longer discuss the ark of the covenant of the LORD. It will never come to mind, and no one will remember it or miss it, nor will another one be made.
In other translations
And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the Lord: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.“In those days, when you multiply and increase in the land,” declares the LORD, “they will no longer discuss the ark of the covenant of the LORD. It will never come to mind, and no one will remember it or miss it, nor will another one be made.
Hebrew words
וְהָיָהvehayahand it will beH1961כִּיkithatH3588תִרְבּוּtirbuyou will multiplyH7235וּפְרִיתֶםuferitemand you will be fruitfulH6509בָּאָרֶץba'aretzin the landH776בַּיָּמִיםbaiyamimin the daysH3117הָהֵמָּהhahemah<the> thoseH1992נְאֻם־ne'um-[the] utterance ofH5002יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068לֹא־lo'-notH3808יֹאמְרוּyomerupeople will sayH559עוֹדodagainH5750אֲרוֹן'aron[the] ark ofH727בְּרִית־berit-[the] covenant ofH1285יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יַעֲלֶהya'alehit will come upH5927עַל־'al-onH5921לֵבleva heartH3820וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יִזְכְּרוּ־yizkeru-people will rememberH2142בוֹvo<in> <the> itוְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יִפְקֹדוּyifkodupeople will miss [it]H6485וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יֵעָשֶׂהye'asehit will be madeH6213עוֹד׃odagainH5750
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