Jeremiah 30:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

Thus says the LORD; Behold, I will bring back the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwelling places; and the city shall be rebuilt on its own ruins, and the palace shall remain as it used to be.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה הִנְנִי־שָׁב֙ שְׁבוּת֙ אָהֳלֵ֣י יַֽעֲק֔וֹב וּמִשְׁכְּנֹתָ֖יו אֲרַחֵ֑ם וְנִבְנְתָ֥ה עִיר֙ עַל־תִּלָּ֔הּ וְאַרְמ֖וֹן עַל־מִשְׁפָּט֥וֹ יֵשֵֽׁב

Transliteration

Thus ʾāmar Yhwh hinᵉnî-šāḇ šᵉḇûṯ ʾohŏlê yaʿăqôḇ and-miškᵉnōṯāyw ʾăraḥēm and-niḇnᵉṯāh ʿîr upon-tillāh and-ʾarmôn upon-mišpāṭô yēšēḇ

Grammar Details

• *ʾāmar*: qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - said
• *Yhwh*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *hinᵉnî-šāḇ*: particle + 1st person singular suffix + qal active participle masculine singular - behold I am returning
• *šᵉḇûṯ*: feminine singular construct noun - captivity/fortune of
• *ʾohŏlê*: masculine plural construct noun - tents of
• *yaʿăqôḇ*: proper noun - Jacob
• *miškᵉnōṯāyw*: feminine plural noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his dwelling places
• *ʾăraḥēm*: piel imperfect 1st person singular - I will have compassion on
• *niḇnᵉṯāh*: niphal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she will be built
• *ʿîr*: feminine singular noun - city
• *tillāh*: masculine singular noun + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her mound/heap
• *ʾarmôn*: masculine singular noun - palace/citadel
• *mišpāṭô*: masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its proper place
• *yēšēḇ*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - will remain/sit

Word Meanings

• *šāḇ*: returning/restoring/bringing back
• *šᵉḇûṯ*: captivity/fortune/restoration
• *ʾohŏlê*: tents/dwellings of
• *miškᵉnōṯāyw*: his dwelling places/habitations
• *ʾăraḥēm*: I will have compassion on/pity/love
• *niḇnᵉṯāh*: she will be built/rebuilt/established
• *tillāh*: her mound/heap/ruin
• *mišpāṭô*: its proper place/custom/manner

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings; the city will be rebuilt on its ruins, and the palace will stand in its proper place.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thus saith{H559} Jehovah:{H3068} Behold, I will turn again{H7725} the captivity{H7622} of Jacob's{H3290} tents,{H168} and have compassion{H7355} on his dwelling-places;{H4908} and the city{H5892} shall be builded{H1129} upon its own hill,{H8510} and the palace{H759} shall be inhabited{H3427} after its own manner.{H4941}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; Behold, I will bring again{H7725}{(H8802)} the captivity{H7622} of Jacob's{H3290} tents{H168}, and have mercy{H7355}{(H8762)} on his dwellingplaces{H4908}; and the city{H5892} shall be builded{H1129}{(H8738)} upon her own heap{H8510}, and the palace{H759} shall remain{H3427}{(H8799)} after the manner{H4941} thereof.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For thus saieth the LORDE: Beholde, I will set vp Iacobs tentes agayne, and defende his dwellinge place. The cite shalbe buylded in hir olde estate, and the houses shal haue their right foundacion.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thus saith the Lorde, Beholde, I will bring againe the captiuitie of Iaakobs tentes, and haue compassion on his dwelling places: and the citie shalbe builded vpon her owne heape, and the palace shall remaine after the maner thereof.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For thus saith the Lorde, Beholde I wyll bryng agayne the captiuitie of Iacobs tentes, and defende his dwellyng place: the citie shalbe builded in her olde estate, and the houses shall haue their ryght foundation.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I will turn again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have compassion on his dwelling-places; and the city shall be built on its own hill, and the palace shall be inhabited after its own manner.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Thus said Jehovah: Lo, I turn back `to' the captivity of the tents of Jacob, And his dwelling places I pity, And the city hath been built on its heap, And the palace according to its ordinance remaineth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will turn again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have compassion on his dwelling-places; and the city shall be builded upon its own hill, and the palace shall be inhabited after its own manner.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will turn again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have compassion on his dwelling-places; and the city shall be builded upon its own hill, and the palace shall be inhabited after its own manner.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The Lord has said, See, I am changing the fate of the tents of Jacob, and I will have pity on his houses; the town will be put up on its hill, and the great houses will be living-places again.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I will turn again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have compassion on his dwelling places; and the city shall be built on its own hill, and the palace shall be inhabited in its own way.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Lord Will Restore Israel and Judah The LORD says,“I will restore the ruined houses of the descendants of Jacob. I will show compassion on their ruined homes. Every city will be rebuilt on its former ruins. Every fortified dwelling will occupy its traditional site.

Referenced Verses

• Hag 2:7-9 : 7 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of hosts. 8 The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, says the LORD of hosts. 9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater than the former, says the LORD of hosts: and in this place I will give peace, says the LORD of hosts.
• Jer 30:3 : 3 For behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, that I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, says the LORD, and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.
• Ps 102:13 : 13 You shall arise and have mercy upon Zion, for the time to favor her, yes, the set time, has come.
• Zech 1:16 : 16 Therefore thus says the LORD: I am returning to Jerusalem with mercy; My house shall be built in it, says the LORD of hosts, and a measuring line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem.
• 1 Chr 29:19 : 19 And give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies, and Your statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.
• Isa 44:26 : 26 Who confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers; who says to Jerusalem, You shall be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, You shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:
• Isa 44:28 : 28 Who says of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, You shall be built; and to the temple, Your foundation shall be laid.
• Jer 23:3 : 3 And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their folds, and they shall be fruitful and increase.
• Ps 78:69 : 69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he has established forever.
• Jer 46:27 : 27 But do not fear, O my servant Jacob, and do not be dismayed, O Israel: for behold, I will save you from afar, and your descendants from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and ease, and no one shall make him afraid.
• Jer 49:6 : 6 And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, says the LORD.
• Jer 49:39 : 39 But it shall come to pass in the last days that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, says the LORD.
• Jer 33:7 : 7 And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.
• Jer 33:11 : 11 The voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for His mercy endures forever: and of those who shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause the captivity of the land to return, as at the first, says the LORD.
• Zech 12:6 : 6 In that day I will make the governors of Judah like a hearth of fire among wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people around about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.
• Jer 31:40 : 40 And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields to the brook of Kidron, to the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy to the LORD; it shall not be uprooted, nor demolished anymore forever.
• Jer 31:4 : 4 Again I will build you, and you shall be built, O virgin of Israel: you shall again be adorned with tambourines, and shall go forth in the dances of those who rejoice.
• Jer 31:23 : 23 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; They shall still say this word in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I bring back their captivity; The LORD bless you, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.
• Jer 31:38 : 38 Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananel to the corner gate.
• 1 Chr 29:1 : 1 Furthermore, King David said to all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
• Ezra 6:3-9 : 3 In the first year of King Cyrus, the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid; its height sixty cubits, and its width sixty cubits; 4 With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber; and let the expenses be given from the king's treasury: 5 And also let the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, be restored and brought again to the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to its place, and place them in the house of God. 6 Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the river, keep far from there: 7 Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place. 8 Moreover I make a decree as to what you shall do for the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that from the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, expenses be given to these men, so that they are not hindered. 9 And whatever they need—young bulls, rams, and lambs for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests who are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail: 10 That they may offer sacrifices of sweet aroma to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king and of his sons. 11 Also I have made a decree, that whoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house and set up, let him be hanged upon it, and let his house be made a dunghill for this. 12 And may the God who has caused His name to dwell there destroy all kings and people who attempt to alter or destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I, Darius, have made a decree; let it be done swiftly. 13 Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, acted according to what King Darius had sent, and they did so speedily. 14 And the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. 15 And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
• Neh 3:1-9 : 1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the sheep gate. They sanctified it and set up its doors; even to the tower of Meah they sanctified it, to the tower of Hananeel. 2 And next to him built the men of Jericho. And next to them built Zaccur the son of Imri. 3 But the fish gate was built by the sons of Hassenaah, who also laid its beams, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars. 4 Next to them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next to them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next to them repaired Zadok the son of Baana. 5 And next to them the Tekoites repaired, but their nobles did not put their necks to the work of their Lord. 6 Moreover the old gate was repaired by Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid its beams, and set up its doors, and its locks, and its bars. 7 And next to them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, to the throne of the governor on this side of the river. 8 Next to him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next to him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem to the broad wall. 9 And next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half of Jerusalem. 10 And next to them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even opposite his house. And next to him repaired Hattush the son of Hashabniah. 11 Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahathmoab, repaired another section, and the tower of the furnaces. 12 And next to him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of half of Jerusalem, he and his daughters. 13 The valley gate was repaired by Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars, and a thousand cubits on the wall to the dung gate. 14 But the dung gate was repaired by Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Bethhaccerem; he built it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars. 15 But the fountain gate was repaired by Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, covered it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and to the stairs that descend from the city of David. 16 After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of half of Bethzur, to the place opposite the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was constructed, and to the house of the mighty. 17 After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of half of Keilah, in his section. 18 After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of half of Keilah. 19 And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another section opposite the ascent to the armory at the turning of the wall. 20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired another section, from the turning of the wall to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. 21 After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz another section, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib. 22 And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain. 23 After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub opposite their house. After him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah by his house. 24 After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another section, from the house of Azariah to the turning of the wall, even to the corner. 25 Palal the son of Uzai, opposite the turning of the wall, and the tower which protrudes from the king's high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh. 26 Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, to the place opposite the water gate toward the east, and the tower that protrudes. 27 After them the Tekoites repaired another section, opposite the great tower that protrudes, even to the wall of Ophel. 28 From above the horse gate the priests repaired, each opposite his house. 29 After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer opposite his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate. 30 After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another section. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah opposite his chamber. 31 After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith's son to the place of the Nethinims and of the merchants, opposite the gate Miphkad, and to the ascent of the corner. 32 And between the ascent of the corner to the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
• Neh 7:4 : 4 Now the city was large and spacious, but the people were few in it, and the houses were not built.
• Ezek 7:20-22 : 20 As for the beauty of his ornaments, he set it in majesty; but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein; therefore, have I set it far from them. 21 And I will give it into the hands of strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it. 22 I will also turn my face from them, and they shall pollute my secret place; for the robbers shall enter into it and defile it.
• Zech 14:10 : 10 All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.
• Jer 29:14 : 14 And I will be found by you, says the LORD, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the LORD; and I will bring you back to the place from which I caused you to be carried away captive.
• Ps 85:1 : 1 LORD, You have been favorable to Your land; You have brought back the captivity of Jacob.