Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleYet from the days of your fathers, you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD of Hosts. “But you ask, ‘How can we return?’ Young's Literal Translation Even from the days of your fathers Ye have turned aside from My statutes, And ye have not taken heed. Turn back unto Me, and I turn back to you, Said Jehovah of Hosts. And ye have said, ‘In what do we turn back?’ King James Bible Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept [them]. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return? Hebrew Yet from the daysלְמִימֵ֨י (lə·mî·mê) Preposition-l, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3117: A day of your fathers, אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֜ם (’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father you have turned away סַרְתֶּ֤ם (sar·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5493: To turn aside from My statutes מֵֽחֻקַּי֙ (mê·ḥuq·qay) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 2706: Something prescribed or owed, a statute and have not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no kept them. שְׁמַרְתֶּ֔ם (šə·mar·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to Return שׁ֤וּבוּ (šū·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to Me, אֵלַי֙ (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to and I will return וְאָשׁ֣וּבָה (wə·’ā·šū·ḇāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to you,” אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם (’ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to says אָמַ֖ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts. צְבָא֑וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign But you ask, וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם (wa·’ă·mar·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “How בַּמֶּ֥ה (bam·meh) Preposition-b | Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what can we return?” נָשֽׁוּב׃ (nā·šūḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again |