Jeremiah

Jeremiah 52:8–9

⁸but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him.

⁹The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on Zedekiah.

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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	כַּשְׂדִּים֙	kaś·dîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean
pursued	וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּ	way·yir·də·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
the king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
and overtook	וַיַּשִּׂ֥יגוּ	way·yaś·śî·ḡū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5381 reach, overtake
Zedekiah	צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ	ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6667 Tsidkijah
in the plains	בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת	bə·‘ar·ḇōṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H6160 desert-plain, steppe
of Jericho	יְרֵח֑וֹ	yə·rê·ḥōw	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3405 Jericho
and his whole	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
army	חֵיל֔וֹ	ḥê·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
deserted	נָפֹ֖צוּ	nā·p̄ō·ṣū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6327 be dispersed, scattered
him	מֵעָלָֽיו׃	mê·‘ā·lāw	Preposition-m; third person masculine singular	H5921 height

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
seized	וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙	way·yiṯ·pə·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8610 lay hold of, wield
the king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
and brought him up	וַיַּעֲל֨וּ	way·ya·‘ă·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the king	מֶ֧לֶךְ	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	אִתּ֖וֹ	’it·tōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H854 with

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Jeremiah 52:9 Jeremiah 39:5 · Numbers 13:21 · Joshua 13:5 · 2 Kings 25:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.