Jeremiah

Jeremiah 21:4

⁴this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will turn against you the weapons of war in your hands, with which you are fighting the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans^b who besiege you outside the wall, and I will assemble their forces in the center of this city.

Footnotes

b 21:4 That is, the Babylonians; also in verse 9

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
this is what	כֹּֽה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
says	אָמַ֨ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I will turn	מֵסֵב֮	mê·sêḇ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
against you	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
the weapons	כְּלֵ֣י	kə·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
of war	הַמִּלְחָמָה֮	ham·mil·ḥā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
in your hands	בְּיֶדְכֶם֒	bə·yeḏ·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3027 hand
with which	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you	אַתֶּ֜ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are fighting	נִלְחָמִ֣ים	nil·ḥā·mîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H3898 fight, do battle
the king	מֶ֤לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶל֙	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
and the Chaldeans	הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים	hak·kaś·dîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean
who besiege	הַצָּרִ֣ים	haṣ·ṣā·rîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6696 confine, bind, besiege
you	עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם	‘ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5921 height
outside	מִח֖וּץ	mi·ḥūṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H2351 the outside
the wall	לַֽחוֹמָ֑ה	la·ḥō·w·māh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2346 wall
and I will assemble	וְאָסַפְתִּ֣י	wə·’ā·sap̄·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H622 gather, remove
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the center	תּ֖וֹךְ	tō·wḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
of this	הַזֹּֽאת׃	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
city	הָעִ֥יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement

Cross-references

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Isaiah 13:4 · Isaiah 5:5 · Jeremiah 37:8–10 · Jeremiah 32:5 · Jeremiah 33:5 · Jeremiah 38:17–18 · Zechariah 14:2 · Jeremiah 39:3 · Lamentations 2:7 · Jeremiah 38:2–3 · Lamentations 2:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.