Jeremiah 40:4

“And now, look, I have freed you today from the fetters that are on your hands. If it is good in your eyes to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will set my eyes on you; but if it is bad in your eyes to come with me to Babylon, refrain. See, the whole land is before you; to where it is good and right in your eyes to go, there go.””
Jeremiah 40:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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And now,וְעַתָּהlook,הִנֵּהI have freed youפִתַּחְתִּיךָtodayהַיּוֹםfrom the fettersמִן הָאזִקִּיםthat areאֲשֶׁרon your hands.עַל יָדֶךָIfאִםit is goodטוֹבin your eyesבְּעֵינֶיךָto comeלָבוֹאwith meאִתִּיto Babylon,בָבֶלcome,בֹּאand I will setוְאָשִׂיםmy eyesאֶת עֵינִיon you;עָלֶיךָbut ifוְאִםit is badרַעin your eyesבְּעֵינֶיךָto comeלָבוֹאwith meאִתִּיto Babylon,בָבֶלrefrain.חֲדָלSee,רְאֵהthe wholeכָּלlandהָאָרֶץis before you;לְפָנֶיךָtoאֶלwhere it is goodטוֹבand rightוְאֶל הַיָּשָׁרin your eyesבְּעֵינֶיךָto go,לָלֶכֶתthereשָׁמָּהgo.”לֵךְ

Jeremiah 40:4, word by word

I have freed youפִתַּחְתִּיfitachti

set free

To free a prisoner, or remove a load.

Where else “fitachti” appears

todayיּוֹםyom

today

This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.

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from the fettersאזִקִּיםzikim

chains

Chains, fetters for the hands.

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on your handsיָדֶyade

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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it is goodטוֹבtov

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

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in your eyesעֵינֶיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

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to comeבוֹאvo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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to Babylonבָבֶלvavel

Babel, Babylon

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and I will setאָשִׂיםasim

put

To put something somewhere.

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it is badרַעra

displease

To be unpleasant to someone.

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refrainחֲדָלchadal

cease, stop

Stop doing something, cease; leave off.

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Seeרְאֵהree

see

To see with one's eyes.

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landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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is before youפָנֶיfane

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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and rightיָּשָׁרyashar

upright

Acting well before YHWH, without bending.

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to goלֶכֶתlechet

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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Places in this verse

Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.

Babylon
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).
Genesis 11:9 2 Kings 25:1 Psalms 137:1 Daniel 1:1

The context

3and YHWH has brought it and done as he spoke, because you sinned against YHWH and did not listen to his voice, and this thing has happened to you.

4 · This verse (above)

5And as he had not yet turned back, he said, “Go back to Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and live with him among the people; or wherever it is right in your eyes to go, go.” And the chief of the guard gave him provisions and a gift, and let him go.

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