נ (Nun) Let us carefully examine our ways, ¹  and let us return to the Lord.

biblegateway Lam 3:40

Let us examine and probe our ways, And let us return to the LORD.

Let us search out and examine our ways, and turn back to the LORD.

Let us look closely at our ways and examine them and then return to the LORD.

biblegateway Lam 3:40

Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the LORD.

Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the LORD!

bibleoremus Lam 3:40

Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the LORD.

Let us examine our ways and test them and turn back to the LORD;

biblegateway Lam 3:40

Let us search out and examine our ways, And turn back to the LORD;

Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.

biblegateway Lam 3:40

נ (Nun) Let us carefully examine our ways, ¹  and let us return to the Lord.

¹ tn Heb “Let us test our ways and examine.” The two verbs וְנַחְקֹרָה…נַחְפְּשָׂה (nakhpÿsah…vÿnakhqorah, “Let us test and let us examine”) form a verbal hendiadys in which the first functions adverbially and the second retains its full verbal force: “Let us carefully examine our ways.”