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Jeremiah

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"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.'"'"

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"For he has sent to send Verb H7971 שָׁלַ֥ח sha·lach
to us in Babylon, an E. Mediterranean empire and its capital city Noun H894 בָּבֶ֥ל ba·vel
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saying, to utter, say Verb H559 לֵאמֹ֖ר le·mor
[The exile] will be long; long Adjective H752 אֲרֻכָּ֣ה a·ruk·kah
build to build Verb H1129 בְּנ֤וּ be·nu
houses a house Noun H1004 בָתִּים֙ vat·tim
and live to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 וְשֵׁ֔בוּ ve·she·vu,
[in them] and plant to plant Verb H5193 וְנִטְע֣וּ ve·nit·'u
gardens a garden Noun H1593 גַנֹּ֔ות gan·no·vt,
and eat to eat Verb H398 וְאִכְל֖וּ ve·'ich·lu
their produce.'"'" fruit Noun H6529 פְּרִיהֶֽן׃ pe·ri·hen.

Locations

Babylon

BABEL, BABYLON (1)ba'-bel, bab'-i-lon (Topographical): Babylon was the Greek name of the city written in the cuneiform script of the Babylonians, bab-ili, which means in Semitic, "the gate of god." The Hebrews called the country, as well as the city, Babhel. This name they considered came from the' root, balal, "to confound" (Genesis 11:9). The name in Sumer... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "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 For therefore he has sent to unto us in Babylon, saying, 'The exile will be long; This captivity is long: build houses ye houses, and live dwell in them them; and plant gardens gardens, and eat their produce.'"'"the fruit of them.
Hebrew Greek English "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.'"'"