Jeremiah 21:3

“And Jeremiah said to them, “Thus you shall say to Zedekiah:”

Jeremiah 21:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 21:3, word by word

And Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּyirmyahu

Jeremiah

Jeremiah: a name meaning "YHWH raises up" or "YHWH exalts," borne by several men: best known is the prophet, son of Hilkiah, from Anathoth (Jeremiah 1:1); in 2 Kings 23:31 and 24:18 another Jeremiah, of Libnah, grandfather of two kings.

Where else “yirmyahu” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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to Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּtsidkiyahu

Zedekiah

Zedekiah: a name meaning "YHWH is righteousness." It is borne by several people, among them the prophet, son of Chenaanah, who announced a false victory to Ahab (1 Kings 22), and the last king of Judah (2 Kings 24:17).

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The context

2“Inquire, please, of YHWH for us, for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is fighting against us; perhaps YHWH will deal with us according to all his wonders, and he will withdraw from us.”

3 · This verse (above)

4‘Thus says YHWH, the Elohim of Israel: Look, I am turning back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you are fighting the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the wall; and I will gather them into the midst of this city.

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