Jeremiah
Jeremiah 37:3–4
3Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucalb son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, “Please pray to the LORD our God for us!”
4Now Jeremiah was free to come and go among the people, for they had not yet put him in prison.
Footnotes
- b 37:3 Jehucal is a variant of Jucal; see Jeremiah 38:1|JER 38:1.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Jeremiah 37:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yet King | הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Zedekiah | צִדְקִיָּ֜הוּ | ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6667 Tsidkijah |
| sent | וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| Jehucal | יְהוּכַ֣ל | yə·hū·ḵal | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3081 Jehukal |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Shelemiah | שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֗ה | še·lem·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8018 Shelemjah |
| and Zephaniah | צְפַנְיָ֤הוּ | ṣə·p̄an·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6846 Tsephanjah |
| the priest | הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| the son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Maaseiah | מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ | ma·‘ă·śê·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4641 Maasejah |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Jeremiah | יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ | yir·mə·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3414 Jirmejah |
| the prophet | הַנָּבִ֖יא | han·nā·ḇî | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| with the message | לֵאמֹ֑ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Please | נָ֣א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| pray | הִתְפַּלֶּל־ | hiṯ·pal·lel- | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular | H6419 intervene, interpose |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| our God | אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| for us | בַעֲדֵ֔נוּ | ḇa·‘ă·ḏê·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H1157 separation |
Jeremiah 37:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now Jeremiah | וְיִרְמְיָ֕הוּ | wə·yir·mə·yā·hū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3414 Jirmejah |
| was free to come | בָּ֥א | bā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| and go | וְיֹצֵ֖א | wə·yō·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| among | בְּת֣וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the people | הָעָ֑ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| for they had not | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| yet put | נָתְנ֥וּ | nā·ṯə·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| him | אֹת֖וֹ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| in prison | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 37:3 Jeremiah 21:1–2 · Jeremiah 42:20 · Jeremiah 2:27 · Jeremiah 42:2–4 · Jeremiah 29:25 · 1 Kings 13:6 · Jeremiah 52:24 · Exodus 8:8 · Exodus 10:17 · Exodus 9:28 · Numbers 21:7 · Jeremiah 38:1
Jeremiah 37:4 Jeremiah 37:15 · Jeremiah 32:2–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.