What Does Jeremiah 29:31 Mean?

“Send”

to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

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

“to all them of the captivity”

exile; concretely and collectively exiles

“Thus saith”

to say (used with great latitude)

properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now

“Thus saith”

to say (used with great latitude)

“the LORD”

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

near, with or among; often in general, to

“Because that Shemaiah”

shemajah, the name of twenty-five israelites

“the Nehelamite”

a nechelamite, or descendant of nechlam

properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“hath prophesied”

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

“Because that Shemaiah”

shemajah, the name of twenty-five israelites

i

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“Send”

to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

“him not and he caused you to trust”

properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as h2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure

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

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

“in a lie”

an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)