Jeremiah 29:15

Hebrew
כִּ֖י אֲמַרְתֶּ֑ם הֵקִ֨ים לָ֧נוּ יְהוָ֛הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
נְבִאִ֖ים בָּבֶֽלָה
ESV
“Because you have said, 'The LORD has raised up prophets for us in Babylon,'
NIV
You may say, “The LORD has raised up prophets for us in Babylon,”
NLT
You claim that the LORD has raised up prophets for you in Babylon.
LXX
KJV
Because ye have said, The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;

Jeremiah 29:14 ← Jeremiah 29:15 → Jeremiah 29:16

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