Jeremiah

Jeremiah 39:6–7

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.

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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

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Jeremiah 39:6 Jeremiah 52:10 · Deuteronomy 28:34 · Jeremiah 21:7 · 2 Kings 25:7 · Jeremiah 24:8–10 · Jeremiah 34:19–21

Jeremiah 39:7 Ezekiel 12:13 · 2 Kings 25:7 · Jeremiah 52:11 · Jeremiah 32:4–5 · Judges 16:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.