then there will comeוּבָאוּthrough the gatesבְשַׁעֲרֵיof this cityהָעִיר הַזֹּאתkingsמְלָכִיםand princesוְשָׂרִיםwho sitיֹשְׁבִיםon the throneעַל כִּסֵּאof David,דָוִדridingרֹכְבִיםin chariotבָּרֶכֶבand on horses,וּבַסּוּסִיםtheyהֵמָּהand their princes,וְשָׂרֵיהֶםthe menאִישׁof Judahיְהוּדָהand the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵיof Jerusalem;יְרוּשָׁלִָםand this cityוְ הָעִיר הַזֹּאתwill be inhabitedיָשְׁבָהforever.לְעוֹלָם
Jeremiah 17:25
Study it in the app“then there will come through the gates of this city kings and princes who sit on the throne of David, riding in chariot and on horses, they and their princes, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and this city will be inhabited forever.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 17:25, word by word
- then there will comeבָאוּvau
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “vau” appears- through the gatesשַׁעֲרֵיshaare
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaare” appears- of this cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- kingsמְלָכִיםmelachim
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melachim” appears- and princesשָׂרִיםsarim
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sarim” appears- who sitיֹשְׁבִיםyoshvim
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yoshvim” appears- on the throneכִּסֵּאkise
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kise” appears- of Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- ridingרֹכְבִיםrochvim
ride
To ride an animal or a chariot.
Where else “rochvim” appears- in chariotרֶכֶבrechev
chariot
War chariots.
Where else “rechev” appears- and on horsesסּוּסִיםsusim
horse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “susim” appears- the menאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
24And it will be, if you really listen to me, declares YHWH, so as not to bring a burden through the gates of this city on the day of the Sabbath, but to keep holy the day of the Sabbath, so as not to do on it any work,
25 · This verse (above)
26And they will come from the cities of Judah and from the surroundings of Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the Shephelah, and from the hill country, and from the Negev, bringing burnt offering and sacrifice, and grain offering and frankincense, and bringing thanksgiving to the house of YHWH.