Jeremiah
Jeremiah 27:12
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!
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.