Jeremiah
Jeremiah 29:28
28For he has sent to us in Babylon, claiming: Since the exile will be lengthy, build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat their produce.’”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he has sent | שָׁלַ֥ח | šā·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| to us | אֵלֵ֛ינוּ | ’ê·lê·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H413 motion to |
| Babylon | בָּבֶ֥ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| claiming | לֵאמֹ֖ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Since the exile | הִ֑יא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| will be lengthy | אֲרֻכָּ֣ה | ’ă·ruk·kāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H752 long |
| build | בְּנ֤וּ | bə·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H1129 build |
| houses | בָתִּים֙ | ḇāt·tîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1004 house |
| and settle down | וְשֵׁ֔בוּ | wə·šê·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| plant | וְנִטְע֣וּ | wə·niṭ·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5193 strike, fix, plant |
| gardens | גַנּ֔וֹת | ḡan·nō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H1593 garden |
| and eat | וְאִכְל֖וּ | wə·’iḵ·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H398 eat |
| their produce | פְּרִיהֶֽן׃ | pə·rî·hen | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine plural | H6529 fruit |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.