whichאֲשֶׁרNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּרkingמֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלdid notלֹאtakeלְקָחָםwhen he carried into exileבַּגְלוֹתוֹJeconiahאֶת יְכָונְיָהsonבֶןof Jehoiakim,יְהוֹיָקִיםkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהfrom Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַםto Babylon,בָּבֶלָהand allוְאֵת כָּלthe noblesחֹרֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהand Jerusalem;וִירוּשָׁלִָם
Jeremiah 27:20
Study it in the app“which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he carried into exile Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 27:20, word by word
- Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּרnevuchadnetsar
Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar: king of Babylon who subdued Judah, took Jerusalem, burned the house of YHWH and took the people into exile (2 Kings 24-25; Jeremiah; Daniel 1-4). The Hebrew writes his name in several forms.
Where else “nevuchadnetsar” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Babylonבָּבֶלbavel
Babel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “bavel” appears- takeלְקָחָlekaach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lekaach” appears- when he carried into exileגְלוֹתgelot
go into exile
To be taken away from one's own land, or deport others.
Where else “gelot” appears- Jeconiahיְכָונְיָהyechavnya
Jeconiah
Jeconiah: another form of the name of Jehoiachin, king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, taken captive to Babylon (2 Kings 24:8-15). The name means "YHWH will establish."
Where else “yechavnya” appears- sonבֶןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- of 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.
Where else “yehoyakim” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- from Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- the noblesחֹרֵיchore
noble
Noble: a free person of rank in a city, one of those who had a say in its affairs together with the elders.
Where else “chore” appears
Places in this verse
1Babylon
Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq
A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.
In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).
2Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
19For thus says YHWH Tsevaot concerning the pillars, and concerning the Sea, and concerning the stands, and concerning the rest of the vessels that are left in this city,
20 · This verse (above)
21for thus says YHWH Tsevaot, the Elohim of Israel, concerning the vessels that are left in the house of YHWH, and in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem: