Jeremiah
Jeremiah 38:17
17Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned down, and you and your household will survive.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Jeremiah | יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ | yir·mə·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3414 Jirmejah |
| said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Zedekiah | צִדְקִיָּ֡הוּ | ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6667 Tsidkijah |
| This is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֩ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| God | אֱלֹהֵ֨י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֜וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you indeed surrender | יָצֹ֨א | yā·ṣō | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H3318 go or come out |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the officers | שָׂרֵ֤י | śā·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of the king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶל֙ | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| then you | נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ | nap̄·še·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| will live | וְחָיְתָ֣ה | wə·ḥā·yə·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H2421 live |
| this | הַזֹּ֔את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| city | וְהָעִ֣יר | wə·hā·‘îr | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| will not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be burned down | תִשָּׂרֵ֖ף | ṯiś·śā·rêp̄ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H8313 burn |
| and you | אַתָּ֥ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| and your household | וּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ | ū·ḇê·ṯe·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1004 house |
| will survive | וְחָיִ֖תָה | wə·ḥā·yi·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H2421 live |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 27:12 · Jeremiah 38:2 · Jeremiah 27:17 · Jeremiah 39:3 · Jeremiah 21:8–10 · Jeremiah 7:6–7 · 2 Kings 24:12 · Psalm 80:7 · 1 Chronicles 17:24 · Amos 5:27 · Psalm 80:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.