11 translations · Hebrew
Jeremiah 30:18
Yahweh says: “Behold, I will reverse the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have compassion on his dwelling places. The city will be built on its own hill, and the palace will be inhabited in its own place.
Jeremiah 30:18 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Yahweh says: “Behold, I will reverse the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have compassion on his dwelling places. The city will be built on its own hill, and the palace will be inhabited in its own place.
- KJV King James 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Thus said YHWH: “Behold, I turn back [to] the captivity of the tents of Jacob, || And I pity his dwelling places, || And the city has been built on its heap, || And the palace remains according to its ordinance.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- This is what the Lord says: I will bring Jacob's descendants back to their homes and have mercy on their families. The city will be rebuilt on top of its ruins, and the palace once again stand where it should.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 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.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will turn the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his habitations; and the city shall be built upon her own heap; and the palace shall be inhabited after the manner thereof.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwelling places; and the city shall be built upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after its manner.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- The LORD says: “Behold, I will reverse the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have compassion on his dwelling places. The city will be built on its own hill, and the palace will be inhabited in its own place.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Thus saith the Lord: Behold I bring back the captivity of the pavilions of Jacob, and will have pity on his houses, and the city shall be built in her place, and the temple shall be found according to the order thereof.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| כֹּ֣ה׀ | kōh | This is what | H3541 כֹּה thus |
| אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | says | H559 אָמַר to say |
| יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| הִנְנִי־ | hin·nî- | — | H2005 הֵן look! |
| שָׁב֙ | šāḇ | I will restore | H7725 שׁוּב to return: return |
| שְׁבוּת֙ | šə·ḇūṯ | the fortunes of | H7622 שְׁבִית captivity |
| אָהֳלֵ֣י | ’ā·ho·lê | tents | H168 אֹ֫הֶל tent |
| יַֽעֲק֔וֹב | ya·‘ă·qō·wḇ | Jacob’s | H3290 יַעֲקֹב Jacob |
| וּמִשְׁכְּנֹתָ֖יו | ū·miš·kə·nō·ṯāw | on his dwellings | H4908 מִשְׁכָּן tabernacle |
| אֲרַחֵ֑ם | ’ă·ra·ḥêm | and have compassion | H7355 רָחַם to have compassion |
| וְנִבְנְתָ֥ה | wə·niḇ·nə·ṯāh | will be rebuilt | H1129 בָּנָה to build |
| עִיר֙ | ‘îr | And the city | H5892 עִיר excitement |
| עַל־ | ‘al- | on her | H5921 עַל upon |
| תִּלָּ֔הּ | til·lāh | own ruins | H8510 תֵּל mound |
| וְאַרְמ֖וֹן | wə·’ar·mō·wn | and the palace | H759 אַרְמוֹן citadel: palace |
| עַל־ | ‘al- | in | H5921 עַל upon |
| מִשְׁפָּט֥וֹ | miš·pā·ṭōw | its rightful place | H4941 מִשְׁפָּט justice: judgement |
| יֵשֵֽׁב׃ | yê·šêḇ | will stand | H3427 יָשַׁב to dwell |
Related verses
- Haggai 2:7–9
and I will shake all nations. The precious things of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory, says Yahweh of Armies. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine,’ says Yahweh of Armies. ‘The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,’ says Yahweh of Armies; ‘and in this place will I give peace,’ says Yahweh of Armies.”
- Psalm 102:13
You will arise and have mercy on Zion; for it is time to have pity on her. Yes, the set time has come.
- Jeremiah 30:3
For, behold, the days come,’ says Yahweh, ‘that I will reverse the captivity of my people Israel and Judah,’ says Yahweh. ‘I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’”
- Jeremiah 33:7
I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.
- Jeremiah 49:39
‘But it will happen in the latter days that I will reverse the captivity of Elam,’ says Yahweh.”
- Jeremiah 23:3
“I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they will be fruitful and multiply.
- Zechariah 1:16
Therefore Yahweh says: “I have returned to Jerusalem with mercy. My house shall be built in it,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and a line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem.”’
- Jeremiah 46:27
“But don’t you be afraid, Jacob my servant. Don’t be dismayed, Israel; for, behold, I will save you from afar, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob will return, and will be quiet and at ease. No one will make him afraid.
- Jeremiah 49:6
“But afterward I will reverse the captivity of the children of Ammon,” says Yahweh.
- Isaiah 44:26
who confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers; who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited;’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be built,’ and ‘I will raise up its waste places;’
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
16 Therefore all those who devour you will be devoured. All your adversaries, everyone of them, will go into captivity. Those who plunder you will be plunder. I will make all who prey on you become prey.
17 For I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds,” says Yahweh; “because they have called you an outcast, saying, ‘It is Zion, whom no man seeks after.’”
18 Yahweh says: “Behold, I will reverse the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have compassion on his dwelling places. The city will be built on its own hill, and the palace will be inhabited in its own place.
19 Thanksgiving will proceed out of them with the voice of those who make merry. I will multiply them, and they will not be few; I will also glorify them, and they will not be small.
20 Their children also will be as before, and their congregation will be established before me. I will punish all who oppress them.
Read all of Jeremiah 30 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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