English Standard Version Jeremiah 29:
10 “For thus says the LORD: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you,
you
אֶתְכֶ֑ם (’eṯ·ḵem)
Direct object marker | second person masculine plural
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case
"you" refers to the Babylonian exiles.
and I will fulfill to you my promise and bring you back to this place. 11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
for you,
עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם (‘ă·lê·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against
Again, "you" refers to the Babylonian exiles. It does not refer to Jeremiah or any singular individual.
10 “For thus says the LORD: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you,
you
אֶתְכֶ֑ם (’eṯ·ḵem)
Direct object marker | second person masculine plural
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case
"you" refers to the Babylonian exiles.
and I will fulfill to you my promise and bring you back to this place. 11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
for you,
עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם (‘ă·lê·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against
Again, "you" refers to the Babylonian exiles. It does not refer to Jeremiah or any singular individual.
