Study it in the app“and send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the children of Ammon, and to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon, by the hand of the messengers who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah;”
and send themוְשִׁלַּחְתָּםto the kingאֶל מֶלֶךְof Edom,אֱדוֹםand to the kingוְאֶל מֶלֶךְof Moab,מוֹאָבand to the kingוְאֶל מֶלֶךְof the childrenבְּנֵיof Ammon,עַמּוֹןand to the kingוְאֶל מֶלֶךְof Tyre,צֹרand to the kingוְאֶל מֶלֶךְof Sidon,צִידוֹןby the handבְּיַדof the messengersמַלְאָכִיםwho have comeהַבָּאִיםto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםto Zedekiahאֶל צִדְקִיָּהוּkingמֶלֶךְof Judah;יְהוּדָה
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shilachta” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsEdom
See it on the mapWhere else “edom” appearsMoab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appearsAmmon
See it on the mapWhere else “amon” appearsTyre
See it on the mapWhere else “tsor” appearsSidon
See it on the mapWhere else “tsidon” appearsthrough
Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.
Where else “yad” appearsmessenger
Someone sent on an errand.
Where else “malachim” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “baim” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appearsZedekiah
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” appearsJudah
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” appears1Edom
Today: southern Jordan and the southern Negev
A mountain region south of the Dead Sea, in what is now southwest Jordan.
The Edomites came from Esau, Jacob's brother (Gen 36:1). Edom would not let Israel pass through its land (Num 20:14-21).
2Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
3Ammon
Today: Amman (Rabbah) and surroundings, Jordan
The land east of the Jordan around Rabbah (present-day Amman, Jordan).
The Ammonites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:38). Jephthah defeated them (Judg 11:32-33) and David took their capital (2 Sam 12:26).
4Tyre
Today: Tyre (Sour), Lebanon
A port city on the Mediterranean coast, in present-day Lebanon, about 25 miles (40 km) north of Israel's present border.
Its king Hiram helped David and Solomon with timber and workers (1 Kgs 5:1). Ezekiel announced its fall (Ezek 27:2), and Jesus mentioned it when rebuking towns that did not change their minds (Matt 11:21).
5Sidon
Today: Sidon (Saida), Lebanon
A port city on the Mediterranean coast, in present-day Lebanon, north of Tyre.
Ahab's wife Jezebel was the daughter of the king of Sidon (1 Kgs 16:31). Jesus said Sidon would have changed its mind had it seen his miracles (Luke 10:13).
6Jerusalem
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).
2Thus YHWH said to me: “Make for yourself straps and yokes, and put them on your neck,
3 · This verse (above)
4and command them to say to their masters, saying, ‘Thus says YHWH Tsevaot, the Elohim of Israel: Thus you shall say to your masters:
