Jeremiah 28:6

“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.”

Jeremiah 28:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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doיַעֲשֶׂהyaase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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confirmיָקֵםyakem

establish

To put something up, or confirm a covenant.

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your wordsדְּבָרֶיdevare

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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you have prophesiedנִבֵּאתָnibeta

prophesy

To speak what God's spirit gives to say.

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to bring backהָשִׁיבhashiv

bring back

To return something, restore.

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the vesselsכְּלֵיkele

utensil

Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.

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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).

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from Babylonבָּבֶלbavel

Babel, Babylon

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to this placeמָּקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

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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

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:

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