Jeremiah

Jeremiah 32:2–3

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.

³For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying: “Why are you prophesying like this? You claim that the LORD says, ‘Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.

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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

Jeremiah 32:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Zedekiah	צִדְקִיָּ֥הוּ	ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6667 Tsidkijah
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֖ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
had imprisoned him	כְּלָא֔וֹ	kə·lā·’ōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H3607 shut up, restrain, withhold
saying	לֵאמֹ֑ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Why	מַדּוּעַ֩	mad·dū·a‘	Interrogative	H4069 wherefore?
are you	אַתָּ֨ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
prophesying	נִבָּ֜א	nib·bā	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H5012 prophesy
like this	כֹּ֚ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
You claim that	לֵאמֹ֗ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Behold	הִנְנִ֨י	hin·nî	Interjection; first person common singular	H2005 lo! behold
I am about to deliver	נֹתֵ֜ן	nō·ṯên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
this	הַזֹּ֛את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
city	הָעִ֥יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
into the hand	בְּיַ֥ד	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶ֖ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
and he will capture it	וּלְכָדָֽהּ׃	ū·lə·ḵā·ḏāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)

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

Jeremiah 32:3 Jeremiah 34:2–3 · Jeremiah 21:4–7 · Jeremiah 26:8–9 · Jeremiah 32:28–29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.