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Jeremiah 31:21

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.

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הַצִּ֧יבִיhatsiviappointedנָצַבverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “appointed”, a commandH5324to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)appointed, deputy, erect, establish, [idiom] Huzzah (by mistake for a proper name), lay, officer, pillar, present, rear up, set (over, up), settle, sharpen, establish, (make to) stand(-ing, still, up, upright), best state.לָ֣ךְlakhetoלָ֣ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”toצִיֻּנִ֗יםtsiyunimsignצִיּוּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “sign”, the ordinary formH6725a monumental or guiding pillarsign, title, waymark.שִׂ֤מִיsimiputשׂוּםverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “put”, a commandH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…לָךְ֙lakhetoלָךְ֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”toתַּמְרוּרִ֔יםtamrurimhigh heapתַּמְרוּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “high heap”, the ordinary formH8564an erection, i.e. pillar (probably for a guide-board)high heap.שִׁ֣תִיshitiapplyשִׁיתverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “apply”, a commandH7896to place (in a very wide application)apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, [idiom] look, make, mark, put (on), [phrase] regard, set, shew, be stayed, [idiom] take.לִבֵּ֔ךְlibekhecomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…לַֽמְסִלָּ֖הlamsilahto causewayמְסִלָּהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to causeway”, the ordinary formH4546a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircasecauseway, course, highway, path, terrace.דֶּ֣רֶךְderekhalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “along”, the ordinary formH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).הלכתיhlkhtywalkהָלַךְverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “walk”, a completed actionH1980to 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…הָלָ֑כְתְּhalakhetewalkהָלַךְverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “walk”, a completed actionH1980to 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…שׁ֚וּבִיshuviagainשׁוּבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “again”, a commandH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…בְּתוּלַ֣תbetulatvirginבְּתוּלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “virgin”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1330a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or statemaid, virgin.יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.שֻׁ֖בִיshuviagainשׁוּבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “again”, a commandH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “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).עָרַ֥יִךְarayikhcityעִירnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.אֵֽלֶּהelehtheseאֵלֶּהpronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Set thee up waymarks, make thee guide-posts; set thy heart toward the high-way, even the way by which thou wentest; Return, O virgin of Israel, return to these thy cities.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Set thee up waymarks, make thee guide-posts; set thy heart toward the highway, even the way by which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.

Young’s Literal Translation

Set up for thee signs, make for thee heaps, Set thy heart to the highway, the way thou wentest, Turn back, O virgin of Israel, Turn back unto these thy cities.

World English Bible

“Set up road signs. Make guideposts. Set your heart toward the highway, even the way by which you went. Turn again, virgin of Israel. Turn again to these your cities.

Darby Translation

Set up waymarks, make for thyself signposts; set thy heart toward the highway, the way by which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.

Douay-Rheims

Set thee up a watchtower, make to thee bitterness: direct thy heart into the right way, wherein thou hast walked: return, O virgin of Israel, return to these thy cities.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Set thee up waymarks, make thee guide-posts; set thy heart toward the high-way, even the way by which thou wentest; Return, O virgin of Israel, return to these thy cities.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And judgment is coming against the land of Misor, upon Chelon, and Rephas, and Mophas,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ κρίσις ἔρχεται εἰς τὴν γῆν Μεισὼρ ἐπὶ Χελὼν, καὶ Ῥεφὰς, καὶ Μωφὰς,