Jeremiah
Jeremiah 29:22
22Because of them, all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: ‘May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire!’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Because | וְלֻקַּ֤ח | wə·luq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - QalPass - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| of them | מֵהֶם֙ | mê·hem | Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | |
| all | לְכֹל֙ | lə·ḵōl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the exiles | גָּל֣וּת | gā·lūṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1546 exile |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֔ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| are in Babylon | בְּבָבֶ֖ל | bə·ḇā·ḇel | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| will use this curse | קְלָלָ֔ה | qə·lā·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H7045 curse |
| May the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| make | יְשִֽׂמְךָ֤ | yə·śim·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| you like Zedekiah | כְּצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ | kə·ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū | Preposition-k; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6667 Tsidkijah |
| and Ahab | וּכְאֶחָ֔ב | ū·ḵə·’e·ḥāḇ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H256 Ahab |
| whom | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶ֖ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| roasted | קָלָ֥ם | qā·lām | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H7033 roast, parch |
| in the fire | בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ | bā·’êš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
Cross-references
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Daniel 3:6 · Isaiah 65:15 · Genesis 48:20 · Daniel 3:21 · 1 Corinthians 16:22 · Ruth 4:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.