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But afterwardוְאַחֲרֵי כֵןI will bring backאָשִׁיבthe captivityשְׁבוּתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Ammon,עַמּוֹןdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
Jeremiah 49:6
Study it in the app“But afterward I will bring back the captivity of the sons of Ammon, declares YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 49:6, word by word
- I will bring backאָשִׁיבashiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “ashiv” appears- the captivityשְׁבוּתshevut
captivity, fortunes
Captivity: the condition of those taken away as prisoners far from their land. "Turn back the captivity" is to restore someone to his former state.
Where else “shevut” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Ammonעַמּוֹןamon
Ammon
See it on the mapWhere else “amon” 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
Places in this verse
Ammon
Today: Amman (Rabbah) and surroundings, Jordan
The land east of the Jordan around Rabbah (present-day Amman, Jordan).
The Ammonites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:38). Jephthah defeated them (Judg 11:32-33) and David took their capital (2 Sam 12:26).
The context
5Look, I am bringing upon you terror, declares Adonai YHWH Tsevaot, from all who are around you; and you will be driven out, each one straight ahead, and there will be no one to gather the wanderer.
6 · This verse (above)
7Concerning Edom. Thus says YHWH Tsevaot: Is there no more wisdom in Teman? Counsel has perished from the discerning; their wisdom has decayed.