Jeremiah

Jeremiah 34:20–21

²⁰I will deliver into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives. Their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth. ²¹And I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives, to the army of the king of Babylon that had withdrawn from you.

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Jeremiah 34:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will deliver	וְנָתַתִּ֤י	wə·nā·ṯat·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
into the hands	בְּיַ֣ד	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of their enemies	אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם	’ō·yə·ḇê·hem	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H341 be hostile to
who seek	מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י	mə·ḇaq·šê	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct	H1245 seek
their lives	נַפְשָׁ֑ם	nap̄·šām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
Their corpses	נִבְלָתָם֙	niḇ·lā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5038 carcass, corpse
will become	וְהָיְתָ֤ה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
food	לְמַֽאֲכָ֔ל	lə·ma·’ă·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H3978 food
for the birds	לְע֥וֹף	lə·‘ō·wp̄	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
of the air	הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and the beasts	וּלְבֶהֱמַ֥ת	ū·lə·ḇe·hĕ·maṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H929 beast, animal, cattle
of the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Jeremiah 34:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
I will deliver	אֶתֵּן֙	’et·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
Zedekiah	צִדְקִיָּ֨הוּ	ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6667 Tsidkijah
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֜ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
and his officials	שָׂרָ֗יו	śā·rāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
into the hands	בְּיַ֣ד	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of their enemies	אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם	’ō·yə·ḇê·hem	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H341 be hostile to
who seek	מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י	mə·ḇaq·šê	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct	H1245 seek
their lives	נַפְשָׁ֑ם	nap̄·šām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
to the army	חֵ֚יל	ḥêl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
of the king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶ֔ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
that had withdrawn	הָעֹלִ֖ים	hā·‘ō·lîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
from you	מֵעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃	mê·‘ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition-m; second person masculine plural	H5921 height

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 34:20 Jeremiah 7:33 · Jeremiah 19:7 · Jeremiah 16:4 · 1 Kings 16:4 · Jeremiah 11:21 · Revelation 19:17–21 · Jeremiah 22:25 · 1 Samuel 17:46 · Jeremiah 21:7 · 1 Kings 14:11 · 1 Samuel 17:44

Jeremiah 34:21 Jeremiah 39:6 · Jeremiah 52:24–27 · Jeremiah 52:10 · Ezekiel 17:16 · Jeremiah 37:5–11 · 2 Kings 25:18–21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.