Jeremiah

Jeremiah 39:5

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.

Footnotes

e 39:5 That is, the Babylonians; also in verse 8

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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

Cross-references

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

2 Kings 23:33 · Joshua 5:10 · Jeremiah 52:26–27 · Joshua 4:13 · Jeremiah 38:18 · Jeremiah 52:8–9 · Jeremiah 38:23 · Jeremiah 32:4–5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.