Jeremiah

Jeremiah 21:9

⁹Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who besiege you will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Whoever stays	הַיֹּשֵׁב֙	hay·yō·šêḇ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in this	הַזֹּ֔את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
city	בָּעִ֣יר	bā·‘îr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
will die	יָמ֕וּת	yā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
by sword	בַּחֶ֖רֶב	ba·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
and famine	וּבָרָעָ֣ב	ū·ḇā·rā·‘āḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
and plague	וּבַדָּ֑בֶר	ū·ḇad·dā·ḇer	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1698 pestilence
but whoever goes out	וְהַיּוֹצֵא֩	wə·hay·yō·w·ṣê	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
and surrenders	וְנָפַ֨ל	wə·nā·p̄al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the Chaldeans	הַכַּשְׂדִּ֜ים	hak·kaś·dîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean
who besiege	הַצָּרִ֤ים	haṣ·ṣā·rîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6696 confine, bind, besiege
you	עֲלֵיכֶם֙	‘ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5921 height
will live	יִחְיֶה	yiḥ·yɛh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
he will retain	וְהָֽיְתָה־	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
his	לּ֥וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
life	נַפְשׁ֖וֹ	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
like a spoil of war	לְשָׁלָֽל׃	lə·šā·lāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 38:2 · Jeremiah 39:18 · Jeremiah 45:5 · Jeremiah 14:12 · Jeremiah 38:17–23 · Jeremiah 27:13 · Jeremiah 21:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.