Jeremiah 28:4

“And 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.””

Jeremiah 28:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 28:4, word by word

And Jeconiahיְכָנְיָהyechanya

Jeconiah

Jeconiah: another form of the name of Jehoiachin, king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, taken captive to Babylon (2 Kings 24:8-15). The name means "YHWH will establish."

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sonבֶןven

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִיםyehoyakim

Jehoiakim

Jehoiakim: a name meaning "YHWH raises up." The name Pharaoh Neco gave to Eliakim son of Josiah when he made him king of Judah (2 Kings 23:34-24:6). Not to be confused with his son Jehoiachin.

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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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.

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the exilesגָּלוּתgalut

exiles

The group of those carried off far from their land.

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who wentבָּאִיםbaim

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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to Babylonבָּבֶלָbavela

Babel, Babylon

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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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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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I will breakאֶשְׁבֹּרeshbor

break

To break something to pieces.

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the yokeעֹלol

yoke

Yoke: the wooden piece joining two oxen; figuratively, being subject to another.

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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

3Within 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.

4 · This verse (above)

5And Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Hananiah the prophet before the eyes of the priests and before the eyes of all the people who were standing in the house of YHWH;

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