NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon For therefore he sentshalach (shaw-lakh') to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) unto us in Babylon Babel (baw-bel') confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire -- Babel, Babylon. saying 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) This huw' (hoo) the third person pronoun singular, he (she or it) captivity is long 'arok (aw-roke') long -- long. build banah (baw-naw') to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely. ye houses bayith (bah'-yith) a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) and dwell yashab (yaw-shab') to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry in them and plant nata` (naw-tah') to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant -- fastened, plant(-er). gardens gannah (gan-naw') a garden -- garden. and eat 'akal (aw-kal') to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite. the fruit priy (per-ee') fruit -- bough, (first-) fruit(-ful), reward. of them Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, 'The exile will be long; build houses and live in them and plant gardens and eat their produce.'"'" King James Bible For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them. Holman Christian Standard Bible For he has sent word to us in Babylon, claiming, "The exile will be long. Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce."'" International Standard Version So he sent a message to us in Babylon: 'The exile will be long, so build houses and live in them. Plant gardens and eat their produce.'"'" NET Bible For he has even sent a message to us here in Babylon. He wrote and told us, "You will be there a long time. Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat what they produce."'" GOD'S WORD® Translation That's why Jeremiah sent this message to us in Babylon: You will be captives a long time. Build houses, and live in them. Plant gardens, and eat what they produce.'" King James 2000 Bible For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build yourselves houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them. Links Jeremiah 29:28Jeremiah 29:28 NIV Jeremiah 29:28 NLT Jeremiah 29:28 ESV Jeremiah 29:28 NASB Jeremiah 29:28 KJV |
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