Jeremiah 31:21
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Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.“Set up the roadmarks, establish the signposts. Keep the highway in mind, the road you have traveled. Return, O Virgin Israel, return to these cities of yours.
In other translations
Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.“Set up the roadmarks, establish the signposts. Keep the highway in mind, the road you have traveled. Return, O Virgin Israel, return to these cities of yours.
Hebrew words
הַצִּיבִיhatziviset upH5324לָךְlakhfor <the> yourselfצִיֻּנִיםtziyunimsignpostsH6725שִׂמִיsimiplaceH7760לָךְlokhfor <the> yourselfתַּמְרוּרִיםtamrurimguidepostsH8564שִׁתִיshitisetH7896לִבֵּךְlibekhheart yourH3820לַמְסִלָּהlamsilahto the highwayH4546דֶּרֶךְderekh[the] wayH1870הָלָכְתְּhalakheti[which] you wentH1980שׁוּבִיshuvireturnH7725בְּתוּלַתbetulatO virgin ofH1330יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478שֻׁבִיshuvireturnH7725אֶל־'el-toH413עָרַיִךְ'arayikhcities yourH5892אֵלֶּה׃'elehtheseH428
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Isaiah 52:11-1211 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord. 12 For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.11 Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD. 12 For you will not leave in a hurry nor flee in haste, for the LORD goes before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard.
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People: Jacob