Jeremiah 29:14

“And I will be found by you, declares YHWH, and I will bring back your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, declares YHWH, and I will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”

Jeremiah 29:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 29:14, word by word

And I will be foundנִמְצֵאתִיnimtseti

find

To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.

Where else “nimtseti” appears
declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

Where else “neum” appears
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
and I will bring backשַׁבְתִּיshavti

bring back

To return something, restore.

Where else “shavti” appears
your captivityשְׁבוּתְshevut

captivity, fortunes

Captivity: the condition of those taken away as prisoners far from their land. "Turn back the captivity" is to restore someone to his former state.

Where else “shevut” appears
and I will gather youקִבַּצְתִּיkibatsti

gather

To bring people to one place, or to come together there.

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the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears
the placesמְּקוֹמוֹתmekomot

place

A place, a spot.

Where else “mekomot” appears
I have driven youהִדַּחְתִּיhidachti

banish

To push a people far from their land.

Where else “hidachti” appears
I carried you into exileהִגְלֵיתִיhigleti

go into exile

To be taken away from one's own land, or deport others.

Where else “higleti” appears

The context

13And you will seek me and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.

14 · This verse (above)

15Because you have said, “YHWH has raised up for us prophets in Babylon,”

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