Jeremiah
Jeremiah 29:21
21This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying to you lies in My name: “I will deliver them to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will kill them before your very eyes.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֨ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֜וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| 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 | אָמַר֩ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| about | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Ahab | אַחְאָ֤ב | ’aḥ·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H256 Ahab |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Kolaiah | קֽוֹלָיָה֙ | qō·w·lā·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6964 Kolajah |
| and | וְאֶל־ | wə·’el- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Zedekiah | צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ | ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6667 Tsidkijah |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Maaseiah | מַֽעֲשֵׂיָ֔ה | ma·‘ă·śê·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4641 Maasejah |
| who are prophesying | הַֽנִּבְּאִ֥ים | han·nib·bə·’îm | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H5012 prophesy |
| to you | לָכֶ֛ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| lies | שָׁ֑קֶר | šā·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| in My name | בִּשְׁמִ֖י | biš·mî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H8034 name |
| I will deliver | נֹתֵ֣ן | nō·ṯên | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| them | אֹתָ֗ם | ’ō·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| to | בְּיַד֙ | bə·yaḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| Nebuchadnezzar | נְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר | 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 | בָּבֶ֔ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| and he will kill them | וְהִכָּ֖ם | wə·hik·kām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H5221 smite |
| before your very eyes | לְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ | lə·‘ê·nê·ḵem | Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; second person masculine plural | H5869 eye |
Cross-references
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Lamentations 2:14 · Jeremiah 14:14–15 · Jeremiah 29:8–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.