Jeremiah 40:4
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
רָעַע
is displeasing
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רָעַע
properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good fornothing, i.e. bad (physically, socially or morally)
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הִנֵּה
here!
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הִנֵּה
Behold, look, see. Hinneh. The word used to get attention. Behold I stand at the door and knock. God is always trying to get our attention.
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רָאָה
see
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רָאָה
To see, to look, to perceive. Raah. The LORD sees not as man sees. Man looks on the outward appearance but God looks on the heart.
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עַל
are on
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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עַיִן
eye/ my
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עַיִן
Eye, spring of water. Ayin. Open the eyes of my heart LORD. I lift my eyes to You who are enthroned in heaven.
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יָד
hand/ your
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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פָּתַח
I have set free/ you
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פָּתַח
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
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חָדַל
refrain
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חָדַל
properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
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טוֹב
it is good
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טוֹב
to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense
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שָׁם
there/ towards
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שָׁם
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
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