And I will setוְשַׂמְתִּיmy eyesעֵינִיon themעֲלֵיהֶםfor good,לְטוֹבָהand I will bring them backוַהֲשִׁבֹתִיםto this land;עַל הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאתand I will build themוּבְנִיתִיםand notוְלֹאtear them down;אֶהֱרֹסand I will plant themוּנְטַעְתִּיםand notוְלֹאuproot them.אֶתּוֹשׁ
Jeremiah 24:6
Study it in the app“And I will set my eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land; and I will build them and not tear them down; and I will plant them and not uproot them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 24:6, word by word
- And I will setשַׂמְתִּיsamti
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “samti” appears- my eyesעֵינִeni
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “eni” appears- for goodטוֹבָהtova
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tova” appears- and I will bring them backהֲשִׁבֹתִיhashivoti
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “hashivoti” appears- to this landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- and I will build themבְנִיתִיveniti
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “veniti” appears- tear them downאֶהֱרֹסeheros
tear down; break through
Tear down, throw down; also break through by force.
Where else “eheros” appears- and I will plant themנְטַעְתִּיnetati
plant
Plant; set firmly.
Where else “netati” appears- uproot themאֶתּוֹשׁetosh
uproot
Uproot, tear out of its place.
Where else “etosh” appears
Translation note
These are the words of Jeremiah's call (1:10).
The context
5“Thus says YHWH, the Elohim of Israel: Like these good figs, so will I regard the exiles of Judah, whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans, for good.
6 · This verse (above)
7And I will give them a heart to know me, that I am YHWH; and they will be my people, and I will be their Elohim, for they will return to me with all their heart.