Jeremiah 27:22

“‘To Babylon they will be brought, and there they will remain until the day I visit them, declares YHWH; then I will bring them up and restore them to this place.’””

Jeremiah 27:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 27:22, word by word

‘To Babylonבָּבֶלָbavela

Babel, Babylon

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they will be broughtיוּבָאוּyuvau

bring

To bring something or someone.

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they will remainיִהְיוּyihyu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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the dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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I visitפָּקְדִpakdi

attend to

To attend to someone; God comes to help.

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declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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then I will bring them upהַעֲלִיתִיhaaliti

bring up

To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".

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and restore themהֲשִׁיבֹתִיhashivoti

bring back

To return something, restore.

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to this place.’מָּקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

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Translation note

Cf. Ezra 1:7-11.

Places in this verse

Babylon
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Babylon

    Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq

    A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.

    In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).

    Genesis 11:92 Kings 25:1Psalms 137:1Daniel 1:1

The context

21for thus says YHWH Tsevaot, the Elohim of Israel, concerning the vessels that are left in the house of YHWH, and in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem:

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