Withinבְּעוֹדtwo years'שְׁנָתַיִםtimeיָמִיםIאֲנִיwill bring backמֵשִׁיבto this placeאֶל הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּהallאֶת כָּלthe vesselsכְּלֵיof the houseבֵּיתof YHWHיְהוָהthatאֲשֶׁרNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדנֶאצַּרkingמֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלtookלָקַחfrom this placeמִן הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּהand carried themוַיְבִיאֵםto Babylon.בָּבֶל
Jeremiah 28:3
Study it in the app“Within two years' time I will bring back to this place all the vessels of the house of YHWH that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took from this place and carried them to Babylon.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 28:3, word by word
- two years'שְׁנָתַיִםshenatayim
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shenatayim” appears- timeיָמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- will bring backמֵשִׁיבmeshiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “meshiv” appears- to this placeמָּקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- the vesselsכְּלֵיkele
utensil
Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.
Where else “kele” appears- of the houseבֵּיתbet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bet” appears- of 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדנֶאצַּרnevuchadnetsar
Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar: king of Babylon who subdued Judah, took Jerusalem, burned the house of YHWH and took the people into exile (2 Kings 24-25; Jeremiah; Daniel 1-4). The Hebrew writes his name in several forms.
Where else “nevuchadnetsar” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Babylonבָּבֶלbavel
Babel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “bavel” appears- tookלָקַחlakach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakach” appears- and carried themיְבִיאֵyevie
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yevie” appears
Places in this verse
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).
The context
2“Thus says YHWH Tsevaot, the Elohim of Israel, saying: I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
3 · This verse (above)
4And Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the exiles of Judah who went to Babylon, I will bring back to this place, declares YHWH, for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.”