Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleFor he has sent to us in Babylon, claiming: Since the exile will be lengthy, build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat their produce.’ ” Young's Literal Translation Because that he hath sent unto us to Babylon, saying, It [is] long, build ye houses, and abide; and plant ye gardens, and eat their fruit.’ King James Bible For therefore he sent unto us [in] Babylon, saying, This [captivity is] long: build ye houses, and dwell [in them]; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them. Hebrew Forכִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction he has sent שָׁלַ֥ח (šā·laḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out to us אֵלֵ֛ינוּ (’ê·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to [in] Babylon, בָּבֶ֥ל (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city claiming: לֵאמֹ֖ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say The exile הִ֑יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are will be long. אֲרֻכָּ֣ה (’ă·ruk·kāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 752: Long So build בְּנ֤וּ (bə·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1129: To build houses בָתִּים֙ (ḇāt·tîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1004: A house and settle down; וְשֵׁ֔בוּ (wə·šê·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry plant וְנִטְע֣וּ (wə·niṭ·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant gardens גַנּ֔וֹת (ḡan·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1593: A garden and eat וְאִכְל֖וּ (wə·’iḵ·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat their produce.’” פְּרִיהֶֽן׃ (pə·rî·hen) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine plural Strong's 6529: Fruit |