Jeremiah 28:3

“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.”

Jeremiah 28:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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will bring backמֵשִׁיבmeshiv

bring back

To return something, restore.

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to this placeמָּקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

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the vesselsכְּלֵיkele

utensil

Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.

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of the houseבֵּיתbet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

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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.

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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.

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Babylonבָּבֶלbavel

Babel, Babylon

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tookלָקַחlakach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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and carried themיְבִיאֵyevie

bring

To bring something or someone.

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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

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.”

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