Jeremiah
Jeremiah 32:2
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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| 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 37:21 · Nehemiah 3:25 · Jeremiah 33:1 · Jeremiah 38:6 · Jeremiah 32:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.