Jeremiah 28 · Verse 3

Jeremiah 28:3

Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the Lord’s house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon:
Jeremiah 28:3, King James Version

Jeremiah 28:3 in other translations

BSBWithin two years I will restore to this place all the articles of the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon removed from here and carried to Babylon.
WEBWithin two full years I will bring again into this place all the vessels of the LORD’s house that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place and carried to Babylon.
ASVWithin two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of Jehovah’s house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried to Babylon:
YLTWithin two years of days I am bringing back unto this place all the vessels of the house of Jehovah that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon hath taken from this place, and doth carry to Babylon,
DARBYWithin two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of Jehovah's house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried to Babylon;
BBEIn the space of two years I will send back into this place all the vessels of the Lord's house which Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, took away from this place to Babylon:
WebsterWithin two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the LORD'S house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon:

What does Jeremiah 28:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. two full years--literally, "years of days." So "a month of days," that is, all its days complete (Ge 29:14, Margin; Ge 41:1). It was marvellous presumption to speak so definitely without having any divine revelation.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 Within two full years - Time sufficient for the Chaldeans to destroy the city, and carry away the rest of the sacred vessels; but he did not live to see the end of this short period.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 28:1-9

A false prophet opposes Jeremiah. (Jr 28:1-9) The false prophet warned of his approaching death. (Jr 28:10-17) Verses 1-9 Hananiah spoke a false prophecy. Here is not a word of good counsel urging the Jews to repent and return to God. He promises temporal mercies, in God's name, but makes no mention of the spiritual mercies which God always promised with earthly blessings. This was not the first time Jeremiah had…

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Jeremiah 28:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּע֣וֹד\׀be.'odin yetH5750
שְׁנָתַ֣יִםshe.na.Ta.yimtwo yearsH8141
יָמִ֗יםya.MimdaysH3117
אֲנִ֤י'a.NiIH589
מֵשִׁיב֙me.Shiv[will] bring backH7725
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.Komthe placeH4725
הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
כְּלֵ֖יke.Lei[the] articles ofH3627
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834
לָקַ֜חla.Kachhe tookH3947
נְבוּכַדנֶאצַּ֤רne.vu.kha.d.ne.TzarNebuchadnezzarH5019
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
בָּבֶל֙ba.VelBabylonH894
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.Komthe placeH4725
הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
וַיְבִיאֵ֖םvay.vi.'Emand he brought themH935
בָּבֶֽל\׃ba.VelBabylonH894

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 28:3

  • 2 Kings 24:13

    And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, as the Lord had said.

  • Daniel 1:2

    And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:10

    And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the Lord, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.

  • Genesis 47:28

    And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.

  • Psalms 90:10

    The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

  • Genesis 47:9

    And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.

  • Jeremiah 27:16-22

    Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the Lord’s house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you. Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste? But if they be prophets, and if the word of the Lord be with them, let them now make intercession to the Lord of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon. For thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city, …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
two full years. Heb. two years of days.
Ge 47:9,28; Ps 90:10
all the.
27:16-22
that.
2Ki 24:13; 2Ch 36:10; Da 1:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Jeremiah 28:2

    Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.

  • Jeremiah 28:3

    Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the Lord’s house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon:

  • Jeremiah 28:4

    And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the Lord: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.

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Jeremiah 28:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Dentro de dos años de días tornaré á este lugar todos los vasos de la casa de Jehová, que Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, llevó de este lugar para meterlos en Babilonia;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Encore deux années, et je ferai revenir en ce lieu tous les ustensiles de la maison de l’ Éternel que Nebucadnetsar, roi de Babylone, a pris de ce lieu et a transportés à Babylone;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Binnen zwei Jahren werde ich alle Geräte des Hauses Jehovas an diesen Ort zurückbringen, welche Nebukadnezar, der König von Babel, von diesem Orte weggenommen und nach Babel gebracht hat.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Adhuc duo anni dierum, et ego referri faciam ad locum istum omnia vasa domus Domini, quæ tulit Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis de loco isto, et transtulit ea in Babylonem.