Jeremiah 49:30

“Flee, wander off far away, go down deep to dwell, inhabitants of Hazor, declares YHWH; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has counseled against you a counsel, and he has planned against you a plan.”

Jeremiah 49:30 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 49:30, word by word

Fleeנֻסוּnusu

flee

To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.

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wander offנֻּדוּnudu

wander

To roam, run off.

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far awayמְאֹדmeod

very

To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.

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go down deepהֶעְמִיקוּhemiku

be deep

To be deep; figuratively, to be hard to fathom or understand. In the causative, to make deep.

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to dwellשֶׁבֶתshevet

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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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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Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּרnevuchadretsar

Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar: king of Babylon who subdued Judah, took Jerusalem, burned the house of YHWH and took the people into exile (2 Kings 24-25; Jeremiah; Daniel 1-4). The Hebrew writes his name in several forms.

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Babylonבָּבֶלbavel

Babel, Babylon

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has counseledיָעַץyaats

advise

To tell someone what is best to do.

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a counselעֵצָהetsa

plan

What someone decides to do, above all YHWH, which stands.

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and he has plannedחָשַׁבchashav

devise

To devise a plan or a design, good or bad.

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a planמַחֲשָׁבָהmachashava

plan

What one devises; or a trap against someone.

Where else “machashava” appears

Places in this verse

JerusalemMediterranean SeaHazorBabylon
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Hazor

    Today: Tel Hazor ruins, Israel

    A city in northern Israel, about 9 miles (15 km) north of the Sea of Galilee.

    Joshua defeated and burned it (Josh 11:10-11). Later its king Jabin oppressed Israel until Deborah and Barak defeated him (Judg 4:2). Solomon fortified it (1 Kgs 9:15).

    Joshua 11:10Judges 4:21 Kings 9:15

  • 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).

    Genesis 11:92 Kings 25:1Psalms 137:1Daniel 1:1

The context

29Their tents and their flocks they will take; their curtains and all their goods and their camels they will carry off for themselves; and they will call out against them, “Terror on every side!”

30 · This verse (above)

31Rise up, go up against a nation at ease, that dwells in security, declares YHWH, that has no doors and no bar; they dwell alone.

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