Jeremiah 31:28

“And it will happen that as I have watched over them to uproot and to tear down, to demolish and to destroy and to bring harm, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, declares YHWH.”

Jeremiah 31:28 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 31:28, word by word

And it will happenהָיָהhaya

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

Where else “haya” appears
I have watchedשָׁקַדְתִּיshakadti

keep watch, be awake

To keep watch, to stay awake and alert in order to guard something.

Where else “shakadti” appears
to uprootנְתוֹשׁnetosh

uproot

Uproot, tear out of its place.

Where else “netosh” appears
and to tear downנְתוֹץnetots

tear down

Tear down, pull down, break down.

Where else “netots” appears
to demolishהֲרֹסharos

tear down; break through

Tear down, throw down; also break through by force.

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and to destroyהַאֲבִידhaavid

destroy

To make someone or something disappear completely.

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and to bring harmהָרֵעַharea

do evil

To harm someone; evildoers.

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to buildבְנוֹתvenot

build

To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.

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and to plantנְטוֹעַnetoa

plant

Plant; set firmly.

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declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

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

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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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Translation note

Cf. 1:10-12.

The context

27“Look, days are coming, declares YHWH, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of human beings and the seed of livestock.

28 · This verse (above)

29In those days they will no longer say, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.’

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