Jeremiah

Jeremiah 38:16

16But King Zedekiah swore secretly to Jeremiah, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has given us this life, I will not kill you, nor will I deliver you into the hands of these men who are seeking your life.”

Read all of Jeremiah 38

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.

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But Kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֛הוּṣiḏ·qî·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH6667 Tsidkijah
sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֞עway·yiš·šā·ḇa‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7650 swear
secretlyבַּסֵּ֣תֶרbas·sê·ṯerPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy
toאֶֽל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir·mə·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH3414 Jirmejah
As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֞הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
livesחַי־ḥay-Noun - masculine singularH2416 alive, living
whoאֲשֶׁר֩’ă·šerAdverb - Negative particleH834 particle of relation
has givenעָשָׂה־‘ā·śāh-Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
usלָ֨נוּlā·nūPreposition; first person common plural
thisהַזֹּאת֙haz·zōṯArticle; Pronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
lifeהַנֶּ֤פֶשׁhan·ne·p̄ešArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
I will notאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
kill youאֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ’ă·mî·ṯe·ḵāVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH4191 die
norוְאִם־wə·’im-ConjunctionH518 if
will I deliver youאֶתֶּנְךָ֗’et·ten·ḵāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
into the handsבְּיַד֙bə·yaḏPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
of theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהhā·’êl·lehArticle; Pronoun - common pluralH428 these
menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםhā·’ă·nā·šîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH582 man, mankind
whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
are seekingמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםmə·ḇaq·šîmVerb - Piel - Participle - masculine pluralH1245 seek
your lifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃סnap̄·še·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 37:17 · Jeremiah 38:1–6 · Zechariah 12:1 · John 3:2 · Isaiah 57:16 · Numbers 16:22 · Numbers 27:16 · Jeremiah 34:20

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.