Jeremiah
Jeremiah 32:3
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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| 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) |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.