What Does Jeremiah 29:26 Mean?

“The LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

“hath made”

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

“the priest”

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc

“in the stead of Jehoiada”

jehojada, the name of three israelites

“the priest”

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

“that ye should be officers”

a superintendent (civil, military or religious)

“in the house”

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

“The LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“for every man”

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

“that is mad”

to rave through insanity

“and maketh himself a prophet”

to prophesy, i.e., speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)

“hath made”

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

near, with or among; often in general, to

“him in prison”

a wrench, i.e., the stocks

near, with or among; often in general, to

“and in the stocks”

the pillory