Jeremiah
Jeremiah 21:1–2
1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. They said, 2“Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzara king of Babylon is waging war against us. Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonders, so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us.”
Footnotes
- a 21:2 Hebrew Nebuchadrezzar, a variant of Nebuchadnezzar (king of Babylon), which occurs frequently in Jeremiah. The latter spelling is used throughout Jeremiah for consistency.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Jeremiah 21:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is the word | הַדָּבָ֛ר | had·dā·ḇār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| came | הָיָ֥ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| to | אֶֽל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Jeremiah | יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ | yir·mə·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3414 Jirmejah |
| from | מֵאֵ֣ת | mê·’êṯ | Preposition-m; Direct object marker | H854 with |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| when King | הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Zedekiah | צִדְקִיָּ֗הוּ | ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6667 Tsidkijah |
| sent | בִּשְׁלֹ֨חַ | biš·lō·aḥ | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7971 send |
| to him | אֵלָ֜יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| Pashhur | פַּשְׁחוּר֙ | paš·ḥūr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6583 Pashchur |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Malchijah | מַלְכִּיָּ֔ה | mal·kî·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4441 Malkijah |
| and the priest | הַכֹּהֵ֖ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| Zephaniah | צְפַנְיָ֧ה | ṣə·p̄an·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6846 Tsephanjah |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Maaseiah | מַעֲשֵׂיָ֛ה | ma·‘ă·śê·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4641 Maasejah |
| They said | לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
Jeremiah 21:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Please | נָ֤א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| inquire | דְּרָשׁ־ | də·rāš- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H1875 resort to, seek |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| on our behalf | בַעֲדֵ֙נוּ֙ | ḇa·‘ă·ḏê·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H1157 separation |
| since | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Nebuchadnezzar | נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר | nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·reṣ·ṣar | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5019 Nebukadnetstsar, retstsar, retstsor |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶ֖ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| is waging war | נִלְחָ֣ם | nil·ḥām | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H3898 fight, do battle |
| against us | עָלֵ֑ינוּ | ‘ā·lê·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H5921 height |
| Perhaps | אוּלַי֩ | ’ū·lay | Adverb | H194 peradventure, perhaps |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will perform | יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה | ya·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| for us | אוֹתָ֙נוּ֙ | ’ō·w·ṯā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H854 with |
| something like all | כְּכָל־ | kə·ḵāl- | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| His past wonders | נִפְלְאֹתָ֔יו | nip̄·lə·’ō·ṯāw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary |
| so that | וְיַעֲלֶ֖ה | wə·ya·‘ă·leh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| from us | מֵעָלֵֽינוּ׃ס | mê·‘ā·lê·nū | Preposition-m; first person common plural | H5921 height |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 21:1 Jeremiah 29:25 · Jeremiah 37:3 · Jeremiah 38:1 · Jeremiah 52:24 · 2 Kings 24:17–18 · 2 Kings 25:18–21 · Jeremiah 32:1–3 · 1 Chronicles 9:12 · Jeremiah 37:1 · Jeremiah 52:1–3
Jeremiah 21:2 Jeremiah 37:3 · Ezekiel 20:1–3 · Jeremiah 37:7 · Jeremiah 42:4–6 · 1 Samuel 28:15 · 1 Samuel 28:6 · Psalm 44:1–4 · 1 Kings 14:2–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.