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Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11
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God tells the exiles that He knows His plans for them: plans for their well-being, to give them a future and a hope.

Explanation

Jeremiah wrote to people taken into exile in Babylon (29:1). They would be there for seventy years (29:10). God's promise is that their story is not over: He has good plans and a future for His people.

Original language
  • יָדַ֜עְתִּי (ya.Da'.ti): to know
    Hebrew · Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · Strong's H3045 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    I know.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Jeremiah 29:11, word 3

  • הַמַּחֲשָׁבֹ֗ת (ha.ma.cha.sha.Vot): plot
    Hebrew · Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · Strong's H4284 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Plans, thoughts.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Jeremiah 29:11, word 5

  • שָׁלוֹם֙ (sha.lOm): well-being
    Hebrew · Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · Strong's H7965I · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Well-being, peace (shalom).

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Jeremiah 29:11, word 13

  • אַחֲרִ֥ית ('a.cha.Rit): end
    Hebrew · Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · Strong's H0319 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Future, an end.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Jeremiah 29:11, word 18

  • וְתִקְוָֽה (ve.tik.Vah): hope
    Hebrew · Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · Strong's H8615B · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Hope.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Jeremiah 29:11, word 19

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Original language (Hebrew)

כִּי֩ אָנֹכִ֨י יָדַ֜עְתִּי אֶת־הַמַּחֲשָׁבֹ֗ת אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י חֹשֵׁ֥ב עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה מַחְשְׁב֤וֹת שָׁלוֹם֙ וְלֹ֣א לְרָעָ֔ה לָתֵ֥ת לָכֶ֖ם אַחֲרִ֥ית וְתִקְוָֽה׃

  1. כִּי֩ki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. אָנֹכִ֨י'a.no.Khi“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
  3. יָדַ֜עְתִּיya.Da'.ti“I know”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  4. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. הַמַּחֲשָׁבֹ֗תha.ma.cha.sha.Vot“the plans”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מַחֲשָׁבָה · “plot” · Strong's H4284
  6. אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  7. אָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.Khi“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
  8. חֹשֵׁ֥בcho.Shev“[am] planning”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from חָשַׁב · “devise” · Strong's H2803I
  9. עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.Khem“on you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  10. נְאֻם־ne.'um-“[the] utterance of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נְאֻם · “utterance” · Strong's H5002
  11. יְהוָ֑הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  12. מַחְשְׁב֤וֹתmach.she.Vot“plans of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from מַחֲשָׁבָה · “plot” · Strong's H4284
  13. שָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOm“well-being”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁלוֹם · “well-being” · Strong's H7965I
  14. וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  15. לְרָעָ֔הle.ra.'Ah“for harm”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רָעָה · “evil” · Strong's H7451I
  16. לָתֵ֥תla.Tet“to give”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  17. לָכֶ֖םla.Khem“to <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  18. אַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.Rit“a future”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אַחֲרִית · “end” · Strong's H0319
  19. וְתִקְוָֽה׃ve.tik.Vah“and a hope”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תִּקְוָה · “hope” · Strong's H8615B
  • Prepared by the God & Savior team. Not yet reviewed by an editor.
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)

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