and Jeremiahוַ יִרְמְיָהthe prophetהַנָּבִיאsaid:יֹּאמֶר“Amen!אָמֵןMay YHWHיְהוָהdoיַעֲשֶׂהso;כֵּןmay YHWHיְהוָהconfirmיָקֵםyour wordsאֶת דְּבָרֶיךָthatאֲשֶׁרyou have prophesied,נִבֵּאתָto bring backלְהָשִׁיבthe vesselsכְּלֵיof the houseבֵיתof YHWHיְהוָהand allוְכָלthe exilesהַגּוֹלָהfrom Babylonמִבָּבֶלto this place.אֶל הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה
Jeremiah 28:6
Study it in the app“and 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 28:6, 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Amenאָמֵןamen
amen
Amen: "so it is," "so be it." Whoever says it accepts as firm and true what has just been said.
Where else “amen” appears- May 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- doיַעֲשֶׂהyaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaase” appears- confirmיָקֵםyakem
establish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “yakem” appears- your wordsדְּבָרֶיdevare
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devare” appears- you have prophesiedנִבֵּאתָnibeta
prophesy
To speak what God's spirit gives to say.
Where else “nibeta” appears- to bring backהָשִׁיבhashiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “hashiv” appears- the vesselsכְּלֵיkele
utensil
Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.
Where else “kele” appears- of the houseבֵיתvet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “vet” appears- the exilesגּוֹלָהgola
exile, exiles
Exile: being taken by force from one's own land to live in that of another people; also the whole body of exiles (2 Kings 24:15-16; Jeremiah 29:1; Ezra 1:11).
Where else “gola” appears- from Babylonבָּבֶלbavel
Babel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “bavel” appears- to this placeמָּקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” 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
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;
6 · This verse (above)
7But hear, please, this word that I am speaking in your ears and in the ears of all the people: