Jeremiah 29:28 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 29:28 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֞ן
kên
H3651
thus
שָׁלַ֥ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֵלֵ֛ינוּ
ʼêl
H413
to
בָּבֶ֥ל
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
לֵאמֹ֖ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲרֻכָּ֣ה
ʼârôk
H752
long
הִ֑יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
בְּנ֤וּ
bânâh
H1129
to build
בָתִּים֙
bayith
H1004
house
וְשֵׁ֔בוּ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
וְנִטְע֣וּ
nâṭaʻ
H5193
to plant
גַנּ֔וֹת
gannâh
H1593
garden
וְאִכְל֖וּ
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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פְּרִיהֶֽן
pᵉrîy
H6529
fruit
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World English Bible Public Domain
because he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, [The captivity] is long: build you houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them?
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For he has sent to us in Babylon and said, ‘It will be a long time. Build houses and live in them, and plant gardens and eat their fruit.”’”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).