And it will happenוְהָיָהthat asכַּאֲשֶׁרI have watchedשָׁקַדְתִּיover themעֲלֵיהֶםto uprootלִנְתוֹשׁand to tear down,וְלִנְתוֹץto demolishוְלַהֲרֹסand to destroyוּלְהַאֲבִידand to bring harm,וּלְהָרֵעַsoכֵּןI will watchאֶשְׁקֹדover themעֲלֵיהֶםto buildלִבְנוֹתand to plant,וְלִנְטוֹעַdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
Jeremiah 31:28
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “haros” appears- and to destroyהַאֲבִידhaavid
destroy
To make someone or something disappear completely.
Where else “haavid” appears- and to bring harmהָרֵעַharea
do evil
To harm someone; evildoers.
Where else “harea” appears- to buildבְנוֹתvenot
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “venot” appears- and to plantנְטוֹעַnetoa
plant
Plant; set firmly.
Where else “netoa” 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
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.’