Jeremiah

Jeremiah 38:1–3

¹Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jucal^a son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard that Jeremiah had been telling all the people: ²“This is what the LORD says: Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever surrenders to the Chaldeans^b will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war, and he will live. ³This is what the LORD says: This city will surely be delivered into the hands of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.”

Footnotes

a 38:1 Jucal is a variant of Jehucal; see Jeremiah 37:3|JER 37:3.
b 38:2 That is, the Babylonians; also in verses 18, 19, and 23

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Jeremiah 38:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Shephatiah	שְׁפַטְיָ֣ה	šə·p̄aṭ·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8203 Shephatjah
son	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Mattan	מַתָּ֗ן	mat·tān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4977 Mattan
Gedaliah	וּגְדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙	ū·ḡə·ḏal·yā·hū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1436 Gedaljah
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Pashhur	פַּשְׁח֔וּר	paš·ḥūr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6583 Pashchur
Jucal	וְיוּכַל֙	wə·yū·ḵal	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3116 Jukal
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Shelemiah	שֶׁ֣לֶמְיָ֔הוּ	še·lem·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8018 Shelemjah
and Pashhur	וּפַשְׁח֖וּר	ū·p̄aš·ḥūr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6583 Pashchur
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Malchijah	מַלְכִּיָּ֑ה	mal·kî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4441 Malkijah
heard	וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע	way·yiš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
that	אֲשֶׁ֧ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֛הוּ	yir·mə·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
had been telling	מְדַבֵּ֥ר	mə·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H1696 speak
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the people	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people

Jeremiah 38:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּה֮	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָה֒	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Whoever stays	הַיֹּשֵׁב֙	hay·yō·šêḇ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in this	הַזֹּ֔את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
city	בָּעִ֣יר	bā·‘îr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
will die	יָמ֕וּת	yā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
by sword	בַּחֶ֖רֶב	ba·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
and famine	בָּרָעָ֣ב	bā·rā·‘āḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
and plague	וּבַדָּ֑בֶר	ū·ḇad·dā·ḇer	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1698 pestilence
but whoever surrenders	וְהַיֹּצֵ֤א	wə·hay·yō·ṣê	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Chaldeans	הַכַּשְׂדִּים֙	hak·kaś·dîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean
will live	יִחְיֶה	yiḥ·yɛh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
he will retain	וְהָיְתָה־	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
his life	נַפְשׁ֛וֹ	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
like a spoil of war	לְשָׁלָ֖ל	lə·šā·lāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty
and he will live	וָחָֽי׃ס	wā·ḥāy	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live

Jeremiah 38:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּ֖ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
This	הַזֹּ֗את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
city	הָעִ֣יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
will surely be delivered	הִנָּתֹ֨ן	hin·nā·ṯōn	Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute	H5414 give, put, set
into the hands	בְּיַ֛ד	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the army	חֵ֥יל	ḥêl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
of the king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular	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 38:1 Acts 4:6–10 · Acts 5:28 · Nehemiah 11:12 · Jeremiah 21:1–10 · Jeremiah 37:3–4 · Nehemiah 7:9 · Acts 4:1–2 · Ezra 2:3 · 1 Chronicles 9:12

Jeremiah 38:2 Jeremiah 39:18 · Jeremiah 34:17 · Jeremiah 45:5 · Ezekiel 14:21 · Jeremiah 42:17

Jeremiah 38:3 Jeremiah 21:10 · Jeremiah 32:3–5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.