Jeremiah

Jeremiah 29:1–2

¹This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. ²(This was after King Jeconiah,^a the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)

Footnotes

a 29:2 Jeconiah is a variant of Jehoiachin; see 2 Kings 24:12|2KI 24:12.

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Jeremiah 29:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This	וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙	wə·’êl·leh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
is the text	דִּבְרֵ֣י	diḇ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
of the letter	הַסֵּ֔פֶר	has·sê·p̄er	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֥ה	yir·mə·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
the prophet	הַנָּבִ֖יא	han·nā·ḇî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
sent	שָׁלַ֛ח	šā·laḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
from Jerusalem	מִירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	mî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the surviving	יֶ֜תֶר	ye·ṯer	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3499 remainder, excellence, excess
elders	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziq·nê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2205 old
among the exiles	הַגּוֹלָ֗ה	hag·gō·w·lāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1473 exiles, exile
and to	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
the priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
the prophets	הַנְּבִיאִים֙	han·nə·ḇî·’îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
and all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the others	הָעָ֔ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
Nebuchadnezzar	נְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֛ר	nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5019 Nebukadnetstsar, retstsar, retstsor
had carried into exile	הֶגְלָ֧ה	heḡ·lāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
from Jerusalem	מִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	mî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
to Babylon	בָּבֶֽלָה׃	bā·ḇe·lāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon

Jeremiah 29:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This was after	אַחֲרֵ֣י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
King	הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Jeconiah	יְכָנְיָֽה־	yə·ḵā·nə·yāh-	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3204 Jekonjah
the queen mother	וְהַגְּבִירָ֨ה	wə·hag·gə·ḇî·rāh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1377 lady, queen
the court officials	וְהַסָּרִיסִ֜ים	wə·has·sā·rî·sîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5631 eunuch
the officials	שָׂרֵ֨י	śā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֧ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
and Jerusalem	וִירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם	wî·rū·šā·lim	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
the craftsmen	וְהֶחָרָ֥שׁ	wə·he·ḥā·rāš	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2796 graver, artificer
and the metalsmiths	וְהַמַּסְגֵּ֖ר	wə·ham·mas·gêr	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4525 locksmith, smith
had been exiled	צֵ֣את	ṣêṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3318 go or come out
from Jerusalem	מִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃	mî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

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Jeremiah 29:1 Jeremiah 29:25–29 · Hebrews 13:22 · Acts 15:23 · Esther 9:20 · Revelation 2:1–3

Jeremiah 29:2 Jeremiah 22:24–28 · 2 Kings 24:12–16 · Jeremiah 27:20 · 2 Chronicles 36:9–10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.