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And seekוְדִרְשׁוּthe peaceאֶת שְׁלוֹםof the cityהָעִירwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁמָּהI have carried you into exile,הִגְלֵיתִי אֶתְכֶםand prayוְהִתְפַּלְלוּfor itבַעֲדָהּto YHWH,אֶל יְהוָהforכִּיin its peaceבִשְׁלוֹמָהּyou will haveיִהְיֶה לָכֶםpeace.שָׁלוֹם
Jeremiah 29:7
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With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 29:7, word by word
- And seekדִרְשׁוּdirshu
seek
To pursue something earnestly, or care for it.
Where else “dirshu” appears- the peaceשְׁלוֹםshelom
peace
Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.
Where else “shelom” appears- of the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- I have carried you into exileהִגְלֵיתִיhigleti
go into exile
To be taken away from one's own land, or deport others.
Where else “higleti” appears- and prayהִתְפַּלְלוּhitpallu
pray
To talk with God, often asking for others.
Where else “hitpallu” appears- to 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- you will haveיִהְיֶהyihye
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yihye” appears
Translation note
Cf. 1 Timothy 2:1-2.
The context
6Take wives and father sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, and let them bear sons and daughters; and multiply there, and do not decrease.
7 · This verse (above)
8For thus says YHWH Tsevaot, the Elohim of Israel: Do not let your prophets deceive you, who are among you, and your diviners, and do not listen to your dreams that you cause them to dream.