Jeremiah 31:3
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.”
כֵּן
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)
חֵסֵד
Mercy
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חֵסֵד
Love, loving kindness, covenant love. Hesed. The most beautiful word in the Hebrew Bible. Loyal steadfast unfailing love that goes far beyond what is required. God's hesed endures forever.
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מָשַׁךְ
I have prolonged to/ you
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מָשַׁךְ
to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)
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רָאָה
he appeared
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רָאָה
To see, to look, to perceive. Raah. The LORD sees not as man sees. Man looks on the outward appearance but God looks on the heart.
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עַל
there-
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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עוֹלָם
Everlasting
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עוֹלָם
Forever, eternity, everlasting. Olam. God's love endures forever. It had no beginning and will have no end.
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אֲבִי גִבְעוֹן
Love
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אֲבִי גִבְעוֹן
Abi-Gibon, perhaps an Israelite
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