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But you,וְאַתֶּםhearשִׁמְעוּthe wordדְבַרof YHWH,יְהוָהallכָּלthe exilesהַגּוֹלָהwhomאֲשֶׁרI have sentשִׁלַּחְתִּיfrom Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַםto Babylon:בָּבֶלָה
Jeremiah 29:20
Study it in the app“But you, hear the word of YHWH, all the exiles whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 29:20, word by word
- hearשִׁמְעוּshimu
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shimu” appears- the wordדְבַרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” 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.
Where else “yehva” 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- I have sentשִׁלַּחְתִּיshilachti
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shilachti” appears- from Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- to Babylonבָּבֶלָbavela
Babel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “bavela” appears
Places in this verse
1Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
2Babylon
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
19because they did not listen to my words, declares YHWH, which I sent to them by my servants the prophets, rising early and sending; but you did not listen, declares YHWH.
20 · This verse (above)
21Thus says YHWH Tsevaot, the Elohim of Israel, concerning Ahab son of Kolaiah and concerning Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying to you falsehood in my name: Look, I am giving them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will strike them down before your eyes.