Jeremiah 29:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

this is what the LORD says to the king who sits on David's throne and to all the people who remain in this city—your own brothers who were not taken with you into exile—

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּי־כֹ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אֶל־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ הַיּוֹשֵׁב֙ אֶל־כִּסֵּ֣א דָוִ֔ד וְאֶל־כָּל־הָעָ֔ם הַיּוֹשֵׁ֖ב בָּעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֑את אֲחֵיכֶ֕ם אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹֽא־יָצְא֥וּ אִתְּכֶ֖ם בַּגּוֹלָֽה׃

Transliteration

Kî-kōh ʾāmar YHWH ʾel-ha-melek ha-yôšēb ʾel-kissēʾ Dāwid wə-ʾel-kol-hā-ʿām ha-yôšēb bā-ʿîr ha-zōʾt ʾăḥêkem ʾăšer lōʾ-yāṣəʾû ʾittəkem ba-gôlâ

Grammar Details

• *Kî*: conjunction - for/because/that
• *kōh*: adverb - thus/so
• *ʾāmar*: perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said/spoke
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *ʾel*: preposition - to/toward/concerning
• *ha-melek*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king
• *ha-yôšēb*: definite article + participle, masculine singular - the one sitting/dwelling
• *kissēʾ*: construct noun, masculine singular - throne of
• *Dāwid*: proper noun - David
• *wə*: conjunction - and
• *kol*: construct noun, masculine singular - all of
• *hā-ʿām*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people
• *bā-ʿîr*: preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the city
• *ha-zōʾt*: definite article + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this
• *ʾăḥêkem*: noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your brothers
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - who/which/that
• *lōʾ*: negative particle - not
• *yāṣəʾû*: perfect, 3rd common plural - they went out/departed
• *ʾittəkem*: preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - with you
• *ba-gôlâ*: preposition + noun, feminine singular - in/into the exile

Word Meanings

• *Kî*: for/because/that/indeed
• *kōh*: thus/so/in this manner
• *ʾāmar*: said/spoke/declared
• *yôšēb*: sitting/dwelling/residing/enthroned
• *ʿîr*: city/town
• *gôlâ*: exile/captivity/deportation

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Know that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Know that thus says the LORD concerning the king who sits on the throne of David, and all the people who dwell in this city, and your brethren who have not gone out with you into captivity;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Know that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  thus saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} concerning the king{H4428} that sitteth{H3427} upon the throne{H3678} of David,{H1732} and concerning all the people{H5971} that dwell{H3427} in this city,{H5892} your brethren{H251} that are not gone forth{H3318} with you into captivity;{H1473}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Know that thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of the king{H4428} that sitteth{H3427}{(H8802)} upon the throne{H3678} of David{H1732}, and of all the people{H5971} that dwelleth{H3427}{(H8802)} in this city{H5892}, and of your brethren{H251} that are not gone forth{H3318}{(H8804)} with you into captivity{H1473};

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thus hath the LORDE spoken (concernynge the kinge that sytteth in the stole of Dauid, and all ye people that dwell in this cite, youre brethren that are not gone with you into captiuyte.)

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore thus saith the Lorde of the King, that sitteth vpon the throne of Dauid, and of all the people, that dwell in this citie, your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captiuitie:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thus hath the Lorde spoken to the king that sitteth in the throne of Dauid, and to all the people that dwell in this citie, your brethren that are gone with you into captiuitie:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [Know] that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, [and] of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  thus says Yahweh concerning the king who sits on the throne of David, and concerning all the people who dwell in this city, your brothers who haven't gone forth with you into captivity;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Surely thus said Jehovah concerning the king who is sitting on the throne of David, and concerning all the people that is dwelling in this city, your brethren who went not forth with you in the removal;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  thus saith Jehovah concerning the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and concerning all the people that dwell in this city, your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  thus saith Jehovah concerning the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and concerning all the people that dwell in this city, your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For this is what the Lord has said about the king who is seated on the seat of David's kingdom, and about all the people living in this town, your countrymen who have not gone out with you as prisoners;

• World English Bible (2000)

  thus says Yahweh concerning the king who sits on the throne of David, and concerning all the people who dwell in this city, your brothers who haven't gone forth with you into captivity;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But just listen to what the LORD has to say about the king who occupies David’s throne and all your fellow countrymen who are still living in this city of Jerusalem and were not carried off into exile with you.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 38:2-3 : 2 This is what the LORD says: Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine, or plague. But whoever goes out to the Chaldeans will live; they will escape with their life and survive. 3 This is what the LORD says: This city will surely be handed over to the army of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.
• Jer 38:17-23 : 17 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "This is what the LORD God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, your life will be spared and this city will not be burned down; you and your family will live. 18 But if you will not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, this city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians, and they will burn it down; you yourself will not escape from their hands.’" 19 King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "I am afraid of the Jews who have gone over to the Babylonians, for the Babylonians may hand me over to them, and they will mistreat me." 20 Jeremiah said, "They will not hand you over. Please listen to the voice of the LORD in what I am telling you, so that it may go well for you and your life will be spared. 21 But if you refuse to surrender, this is the word the LORD has shown me: 22 "All the women who are left in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon. They will say to you: ‘Your trusted friends have misled you and have overcome you. Your feet are sunk in the mud, and they have turned away and left you.’ 23 They will also bring out all your wives and your children to the Babylonians. You yourself will not escape from their hands but will be captured by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down."
• Ezek 6:1-9 : 1 The word of the LORD came to me, saying: 2 Son of man, face toward the mountains of Israel and prophesy to them. 3 Say, 'Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD: This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains, the hills, the ravines, and the valleys: I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places. 4 Your altars will be demolished, and your incense altars will be shattered. I will throw down your slain before your idols. 5 I will lay the corpses of the Israelites before their idols, and I will scatter your bones around your altars. 6 Wherever you dwell, your cities will become ruins, and your high places will be desolate. Your altars will be demolished and abandoned, your idols broken and destroyed, your incense altars cut down, and your works wiped out. 7 The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am the LORD. 8 Yet I will leave a remnant, so that some of you will escape the sword among the nations when you are scattered throughout the lands. 9 Then your survivors will remember Me among the nations where they are taken captive—how I was grieved by their adulterous hearts that turned away from Me, and by their eyes which lusted after their idols. They will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their detestable practices.
• Ezek 17:12-21 : 12 Say to the rebellious house, ‘Do you not understand what these things mean? Tell them: The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon. 13 He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under an oath. Then he carried away the leaders of the land. 14 This kingdom was made humble so that it would not exalt itself, and so that by keeping its covenant, it might stand firm. 15 But he rebelled against him by sending his messengers to Egypt to obtain horses and a great army. Will he prosper? Will he escape if he does such things? Can a person break a covenant and still escape? 16 As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, in the place where the king who made him king resides—whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke—there in Babylon he will die. 17 Pharaoh and his mighty army and great company will not help him in battle, when mounds are heaped up and siege walls are built to destroy many people. 18 He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Though he gave his hand in pledge, he did all these things. He will not escape! 19 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, My oath which he despised and My covenant which he broke, I will bring upon his own head. 20 I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the unfaithfulness he committed against Me. 21 All his fugitives in all his troops will fall by the sword, and those who remain will be scattered to every direction. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken.’
• Ezek 21:9-9 : 9 Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will go out from its sheath against all flesh, from the south to the north. 10 All humanity will know that I, the LORD, have drawn My sword from its sheath, and it will not return again. 11 And you, son of man, groan with the breaking of your heart and with bitterness. Sigh in their sight. 12 And when they ask you, 'Why are you groaning?' you are to say, 'Because of the news that is coming; every heart will melt, every hand will go weak, every spirit will grow faint, and every knee will turn to water. Behold, it is coming, and it will happen,' declares the Sovereign LORD. 13 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying: 14 Son of man, prophesy and say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: A sword! A sword, sharpened and also polished— 15 sharpened to slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son, which despises every tree?' 16 He has given it to be polished, that it may be grasped in the hand; it is sharpened and polished to be placed in the hands of the slayer. 17 Cry out and wail, son of man, for it is against My people; it is against all the princes of Israel. They are delivered to the sword with My people. Therefore, strike your thigh in despair. 18 For testing is being done. What if even the scepter that despises authority will not continue? This is the declaration of the Sovereign LORD. 19 So you, son of man, prophesy and clap your hands together. Let the sword strike twice, even three times. It is a sword for slaughter, a sword of a great massacre that surrounds and penetrates them. 20 So that hearts melt, and many stumble at all their gates, I have placed a glittering sword. It is made to flash like lightning and is prepared for slaughter. 21 Unite yourself for the blow, turn to the right, and move to the left, whichever direction your edges are appointed. 22 I too will clap My hands, and I will satisfy My wrath. I, the LORD, have spoken. 23 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying: 24 As for you, son of man, draw two ways by which the sword of the king of Babylon can come, both coming from the same land. Place a signpost at the head of the road to the city. 25 Mark out a road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites and against Judah, into fortified Jerusalem. 26 For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the head of the two ways, to seek omens. He shakes arrows, consults idols, and looks at the liver. 27 In his right hand is the decision for Jerusalem: to set up battering rams, to open the mouth in slaughter, to raise the battle cry, to build siege ramps, to erect siege walls.
• Ezek 22:31 : 31 So I have poured out my indignation upon them, consumed them with the fire of my wrath, and brought their own ways down upon their heads, declares the Sovereign LORD.
• Ezek 24:1-9 : 1 The word of the Lord came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, saying: 2 Son of man, record for yourself the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day. 3 Speak a parable to the rebellious house and say to them, 'This is what the Lord God says: Put the pot on, put it on, and pour water into it. 4 Gather its pieces into it, every good piece—thigh and shoulder. Fill it with the choicest bones. 5 Take the best of the flock, pile wood under it, and boil its parts until its bones are thoroughly cooked. 6 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot whose corrosion is in it and whose rust will not come off! Take its pieces out one by one; no lot will be cast for them. 7 For the blood she has shed is inside her; she placed it on the bare rock. She did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust. 8 To stir up wrath and bring vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so it would not be covered. 9 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Woe to the city of bloodshed! I myself will make the fire great. 10 Heap on the wood, kindle the fire, boil the flesh thoroughly, mix in the spices, and let the bones burn. 11 Set the pot on its coals empty, so that it may become hot and its bronze burned. Its filthiness will melt away; its corrosion will be consumed. 12 She has wearied herself with toil, and her heavy corrosion has not gone from her; her rust will be burned away in the fire. 13 Because of your unclean behavior and wickedness, though I tried to cleanse you, you would not be clean. You will not be cleansed again until I have satisfied my wrath upon you. 14 I, the Lord, have spoken. It will come to pass, and I will act. I will not relent, I will not show pity, nor will I change my mind. According to your ways and your deeds, you will be judged, declares the Lord God.
• Jer 24:2 : 2 One basket contained very good figs, like early-ripened figs, while the other basket contained very bad figs so bad they could not be eaten.
• Jer 29:3 : 3 The letter was delivered by Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom King Zedekiah of Judah had sent to Babylon to King Nebuchadnezzar, and it said: