Jeremiah

Jeremiah 39:4–7

⁴When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they went out along the route to the Arabah.^d ⁵But the army of the Chaldeans^e pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him.

⁶There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah. ⁷Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.

Footnotes

d 39:4 Or the Jordan Valley
e 39:5 That is, the Babylonians; also in verse 8

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Jeremiah 39:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Zedekiah	צִדְקִיָּ֨הוּ	ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6667 Tsidkijah
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֜ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
and all	וְכֹ֣ל׀	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the soldiers	אַנְשֵׁ֣י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
saw them	רָ֠אָם	rā·’ām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7200 see
they fled	וַֽ֠יִּבְרְחוּ	way·yiḇ·rə·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1272 go through, flee
They left	וַיֵּצְא֨וּ	way·yê·ṣə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
the city	הָעִיר֙	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
at night	לַ֤יְלָה	lay·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
by way	דֶּ֚רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the king’s	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
garden	גַּ֣ן	gan	Noun - common singular construct	H1588 enclosure, garden
through the gate	בְּשַׁ֖עַר	bə·ša·‘ar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H8179 gate
between	בֵּ֣ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the two walls	הַחֹמֹתָ֑יִם	ha·ḥō·mō·ṯā·yim	Article; Noun - fd	H2346 wall
and they went out	וַיֵּצֵ֖א	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
along the route	דֶּ֥רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
to the Arabah	הָעֲרָבָֽה׃	hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6160 desert-plain, steppe

Jeremiah 39:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the army	חֵיל־	ḥêl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
of the Chaldeans	כַּשְׂדִּ֜ים	kaś·dîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean
pursued	וַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּ	way·yir·də·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
them	אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם	’a·ḥă·rê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H310 behind
and overtook	וַיַּשִּׂ֣גוּ	way·yaś·śi·ḡū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5381 reach, overtake
Zedekiah	צִדְקִיָּהוּ֮	ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6667 Tsidkijah
in the plains	בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹת	bə·‘ar·ḇō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H6160 desert-plain, steppe
of Jericho	יְרֵחוֹ֒	yə·rê·ḥōw	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3405 Jericho
They seized	וַיִּקְח֣וּ	way·yiq·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
him	אֹת֗וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
and brought him up	וַֽ֠יַּעֲלֻהוּ	way·ya·‘ă·lu·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Nebuchadnezzar	נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧ר	nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·reṣ·ṣar	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5019 Nebukadnetstsar, retstsar, retstsor
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶ֛ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
at Riblah	רִבְלָ֖תָה	riḇ·lā·ṯāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H7247 Riblah
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Hamath	חֲמָ֑ת	ḥă·māṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2574 Chamath
where he pronounced	וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר	way·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
judgment	מִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃	miš·pā·ṭîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4941 judgment
on him	אִתּ֖וֹ	’it·tōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H854 with

Jeremiah 39:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There at Riblah	בְּרִבְלָ֖ה	bə·riḇ·lāh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7247 Riblah
the king	מֶ֨לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Babylon	בָּבֶ֜ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
slaughtered	וַיִּשְׁחַט֩	way·yiš·ḥaṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7819 slaughter, beat
the sons	בְּנֵ֧י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Zedekiah	צִדְקִיָּ֛הוּ	ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6667 Tsidkijah
before his eyes	לְעֵינָ֑יו	lə·‘ê·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye
and he	מֶ֥לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
also killed	שָׁחַ֖ט	šā·ḥaṭ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7819 slaughter, beat
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the nobles	חֹרֵ֣י	ḥō·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2715 noble
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah

Jeremiah 39:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then he put out	עִוֵּ֑ר	‘iw·wêr	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5786 make blind, blind
Zedekiah’s	צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ	ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6667 Tsidkijah
eyes	עֵינֵ֥י	‘ê·nê	Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
and bound him	וַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙	way·ya·’as·rê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H631 tie, bind, imprison
with bronze chains	בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם	ban·ḥuš·ta·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - fd	H5178 copper, bronze
to take	לָבִ֥יא	lā·ḇî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
him	אֹת֖וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
to Babylon	בָּבֶֽלָה׃	bā·ḇe·lāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon