Jeremiah Chapter 22 verse 27 Holy Bible
But to the land whereunto their soul longeth to return, thither shall they not return.
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But to the land on which their soul's desire is fixed, they will never come back.
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And into the land whereunto they lift up their souls to return, thither shall they not return.
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But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return.
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But to the land whereunto their soul longs to return, there shall they not return.
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And to the land whither they are lifting up their soul to return, Thither they do not return.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(27) Whereunto they desire to return.--The English expresses the sense, but lacks the poetic force, of the Hebrew, to which they lift up their souls to return, yearning thitherward with the longing of unsatisfied desire.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew[You] will neverלֹ֥א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noreturnיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ (yā·šū·ḇū)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, againtoוְעַל־ (wə·‘al-)Conjunctive waw | PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstthe landהָאָ֗רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 776: Earth, landfor which [you]הֵ֛ם (hêm)Pronoun - third person masculine pluralStrong's 1992: Theylong.”מְנַשְּׂאִ֥ים (mə·naś·śə·’îm)Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine pluralStrong's 5375: To lift, carry, takeJump to PreviousDesire Fixed Lifting Longs Soul Souls Soul's Thither Whereunto Whither
