Jeremiah 28:5

“And 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;”

Jeremiah 28:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 28:5, word by word

And Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהyirmya

Jeremiah

Jeremiah: a name meaning "YHWH raises up" or "YHWH exalts," borne by several men: best known is the prophet, son of Hilkiah, from Anathoth (Jeremiah 1:1); in 2 Kings 23:31 and 24:18 another Jeremiah, of Libnah, grandfather of two kings.

Where else “yirmya” appears
the prophetנָּבִיאnavi

prophet

Someone who speaks for YHWH.

Where else “navi” appears
spokeיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
to Hananiahחֲנַנְיָהchananya

Hananiah

Hananiah: name of many Israelites. It means "YHWH has been gracious."

Where else “chananya” appears
before the eyesעֵינֵיene

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “ene” appears
of the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

Where else “kohanim” appears
the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
who were standingעֹמְדִיםomdim

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

Where else “omdim” appears
in the houseבֵיתvet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

Where else “vet” 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.

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The context

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.”

5 · This verse (above)

6and Jeremiah the prophet said: “Amen! May YHWH do so; may YHWH confirm your words that you have prophesied, to bring back the vessels of the house of YHWH and all the exiles from Babylon to this place.

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