And Jeremiahוַ יִרְמְיָהוּsaidיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵיהֶם“Thusכֹּהyou shall sayתֹאמְרֻןto Zedekiah:אֶל צִדְקִיָּהוּ
Jeremiah 21:3
Study it in the app“And Jeremiah said to them, “Thus you shall say to Zedekiah:”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “yomer” appears- 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).
Where else “tsidkiyahu” appears
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.