Jeremiah

Jeremiah 32:1–2

¹This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. ²At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah.

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Jeremiah 32:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is the word	הַדָּבָ֞ר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
came	הָיָ֤ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to	אֶֽל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙	yir·mə·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
from the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
in the tenth	הָעֲשִׂרִ֔ית	hā·‘ă·śi·rîṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H6224 tenth
year	בִּשְׁנַת	biš·naṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
of Zedekiah	לְצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ	lə·ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6667 Tsidkijah
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
which	הִ֧יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
was the eighteenth	שְׁמֹנֶֽה־	šə·mō·neh-	Number - feminine singular	H8083 eight
year	הַשָּׁנָ֛ה	haš·šā·nāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
of Nebuchadnezzar	לִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּֽר׃	lin·ḇū·ḵaḏ·reṣ·ṣar	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5019 Nebukadnetstsar, retstsar, retstsor

Jeremiah 32:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At that time	וְאָ֗ז	wə·’āz	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H227 at that time, then
the army	חֵ֚יל	ḥêl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
of the king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶ֔ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
was besieging	צָרִ֖ים	ṣā·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6696 confine, bind, besiege
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
and Jeremiah	וְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּ	wə·yir·mə·yā·hū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
the prophet	הַנָּבִ֗יא	han·nā·ḇî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
was	הָיָ֤ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
imprisoned	כָלוּא֙	ḵā·lū	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H3607 shut up, restrain, withhold
in the courtyard	בַּחֲצַ֣ר	ba·ḥă·ṣar	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H2691 enclosure, court
of the guard	הַמַּטָּרָ֔ה	ham·maṭ·ṭā·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4307 jail, aim
which was	אֲשֶׁ֖ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
in the palace	בֵּֽית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the king	מֶ֥לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָֽה׃	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 32:1 2 Kings 25:1–2 · Jeremiah 39:1–2 · Jeremiah 25:1

Jeremiah 32:2 Jeremiah 37:21 · Nehemiah 3:25 · Jeremiah 33:1 · Jeremiah 38:6 · Jeremiah 32:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.