Jeremiah

Jeremiah 38:18

18But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But ifוְאִ֣םwə·’imConjunctionH518 if
you do notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
surrenderתֵצֵ֗אṯê·ṣêVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the officersשָׂרֵי֙śā·rêNoun - masculine plural constructH8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לbā·ḇelNoun - proper - feminine singularH894 Babel, Babylon
then thisהַזֹּאת֙haz·zōṯArticle; Pronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
cityהָעִ֤ירhā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
will be deliveredוְנִתְּנָ֞הwə·nit·tə·nāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH5414 give, put, set
into the handsבְּיַ֣דbə·yaḏPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
of the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםhak·kaś·dîmArticle; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH3778 Chaldean
They will burn it downוּשְׂרָפ֖וּהָū·śə·rā·p̄ū·hāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; third person feminine singularH8313 burn
and youוְאַתָּ֖הwə·’at·tāhConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
yourself will notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
escapeתִמָּלֵ֥טṯim·mā·lêṭVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH4422 slip away
their graspמִיָּדָֽם׃סmî·yā·ḏāmPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH3027 hand

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Jeremiah 38:3 · 2 Kings 25:4–10 · Jeremiah 24:8–10 · Jeremiah 32:3–5 · Jeremiah 37:8 · Jeremiah 52:7–11 · Jeremiah 34:19–22 · Ezekiel 12:13 · Ezekiel 17:20–21 · Jeremiah 38:23 · Jeremiah 39:5–7 · 2 Kings 25:27–30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.