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Jeremiah 29:12

Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

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וּקְרָאתֶ֤םuqeratemand callקָרָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and call”, a completed action in a sequenceH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.אֹתִי֙otiobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).וַֽהֲלַכְתֶּ֔םvahalakhtemand walkהָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and walk”, a completed action in a sequenceH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…וְהִתְפַּלַּלְתֶּ֖םvehitpalaltemand judgeפָּלַלconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and judge”, a completed action in a sequenceH6419to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, prayintreat, judge(-ment), (make) pray(-er, -ing), make supplication.אֵלָ֑יelayamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).וְשָׁמַעְתִּ֖יveshamatiand hearשָׁמַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and hear”, a completed action in a sequenceH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…אֲלֵיכֶֽםaleykhemamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And ye shall call upon Me, and go, and pray unto Me, and I will hearken unto you.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And ye have called Me, and have gone, and have prayed unto Me, and I have hearkened unto you,

World English Bible

You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you.

Darby Translation

And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you;

Douay-Rheims

And you shall call upon me, and you shall go: and you shall pray to me, and I will hear you.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)