Jeremiah 26:23

“And they brought Uriah out of Egypt and brought him to King Jehoiakim, and he struck him down with the sword and threw his corpse into the graves of the children of the people.”

Jeremiah 26:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 26:23, word by word

And they broughtיּוֹצִיאוּyotsiu

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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Uriahאוּרִיָּהוּuriyahu

Uriah

Uriah: the name of several men; the best known is the Hittite, one of David's mighty men and husband of Bathsheba, whom David had killed in battle (2 Samuel 11). It means "my light is YHWH."

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out of Egyptמִּצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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and brought himיְבִאֻyeviu

bring

To bring something or someone.

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to Kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִיםyehoyakim

Jehoiakim

Jehoiakim: a name meaning "YHWH raises up." The name Pharaoh Neco gave to Eliakim son of Josiah when he made him king of Judah (2 Kings 23:34-24:6). Not to be confused with his son Jehoiachin.

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and he struck him downיַּכֵּyake

strike dead

To strike dead, kill.

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with the swordחָרֶבcharev

sword

A sword; or war.

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and threwיַּשְׁלֵךְyashlech

throw

To throw something with force, far off or down.

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his corpseנִבְלָתnivlat

carcass, dead body

A carcass, the dead body of a person or of an animal (often in the singular for many). Once, figuratively, of idols.

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into the gravesקִבְרֵיkivre

tomb

Tomb, grave.

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of the childrenבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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Translation note

“The graves of the children of the people”: those of the common people (cf. 2 Kings 23:6).

Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

22And King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt, Elnathan son of Achbor, and men with him, to Egypt.

23 · This verse (above)

24But the hand of Ahikam son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so as not to give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.

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