Jeremiah

Jeremiah 27:12–13

¹²And to Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke the same message: “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and live! ¹³Why should you and your people die by sword and famine and plague, as the LORD has decreed against any nation that does not serve the king of Babylon?

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Jeremiah 27:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And to	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
Zedekiah	צִדְקִיָּ֤ה	ṣiḏ·qî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6667 Tsidkijah
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָה֙	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
I spoke	דִּבַּ֔רְתִּי	dib·bar·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak
the same	כְּכָל־	kə·ḵāl-	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
message	הַדְּבָרִ֥ים	had·də·ḇā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
Put	הָבִ֨יאוּ	hā·ḇî·’ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
your necks	צַוְּארֵיכֶ֜ם	ṣaw·wə·rê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6677 neck, back of neck
under the yoke	בְּעֹ֣ל	bə·‘ōl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5923 yoke
of the king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶ֗ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
serve	וְעִבְד֥וּ	wə·‘iḇ·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
him	אֹת֛וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
and his people	וְעַמּ֖וֹ	wə·‘am·mōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people
and live	וִֽחְיֽוּ׃	wiḥ·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H2421 live

Jeremiah 27:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	לָ֤מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should you	אַתָּ֣ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
and your people	וְעַמֶּ֔ךָ	wə·‘am·me·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people
die	תָמ֙וּתוּ֙	ṯā·mū·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H4191 die
by sword	בַּחֶ֖רֶב	ba·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
and famine	בָּרָעָ֣ב	bā·rā·‘āḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
and plague	וּבַדָּ֑בֶר֙	ū·ḇad·dā·ḇer	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1698 pestilence
as	כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has decreed	דִּבֶּ֣ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
against	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
any nation	הַגּ֕וֹי	hag·gō·w	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1471 nation, people
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
does not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
serve	יַעֲבֹ֖ד	ya·‘ă·ḇōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5647 work, serve
the king	מֶ֥לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶֽל׃	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 27:12 Jeremiah 28:1 · Jeremiah 38:17

Jeremiah 27:13 Ezekiel 18:31 · Jeremiah 27:8 · Proverbs 8:36 · Jeremiah 38:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.