And the Chaldeansוּ הַכַּשְׂדִּיםwho are fightingהַנִּלְחָמִיםagainst this cityעַל הָעִיר הַזֹּאתwill comeבָאוּand setוְהִצִּיתוּthis cityאֶת הָעִיר הַזֹּאתon fireבָּאֵשׁand burn it,וּשְׂרָפוּהָalong with the housesוְאֵת הַבָּתִּיםon whoseאֲשֶׁר עַלroofsגַּגּוֹתֵיהֶםthey burned incenseקִטְּרוּto Baalלַבַּעַלand poured outוְהִסִּכוּlibationsנְסָכִיםto otherלֵ אֲחֵרִיםgods,אלֹהִיםto provoke me.לְמַעַן הַכְעִסֵנִי
Jeremiah 32:29
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Jeremiah 32:29, word by word
- And the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkasdim
Chaldean
The Chaldeans, or the Babylonians.
Where else “kasdim” appears- who are fightingנִּלְחָמִיםnilchamim
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “nilchamim” appears- against this cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- will comeבָאוּvau
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “vau” appears- and setהִצִּיתוּhitsitu
set on fire
Set on fire, burn.
Where else “hitsitu” appears- on fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- and burn itשְׂרָפוּserafu
burn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “serafu” appears- along with the housesבָּתִּיםbatim
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “batim” appears- roofsגַּגּוֹתֵיgagote
roof, top
Roof, the flat top of a house; the top of something.
Where else “gagote” appears- they burned incenseקִטְּרוּkitru
burn incense
To offer fragrant smoke to YHWH or other gods.
Where else “kitru” appears- to Baalבַּעַלbaal
Baal
Baal: the god of the Canaanites, to whom they attributed the rain and the harvests. The word means "lord, owner." The Bible names him as a foreign god whom Israel was not to serve.
Where else “baal” appears- and poured outהִסִּכוּhisichu
pour out
To offer wine or water by emptying it before God.
Where else “hisichu” appears- libationsנְסָכִיםnesachim
libation
Wine or other drink poured as an offering.
Where else “nesachim” appears- to otherאֲחֵרִיםacherim
other
Other, another; next.
Where else “acherim” appears- godsאלֹהִיםlohim
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “lohim” appears- to provoke meהַכְעִסֵhachise
provoke
To stir up someone's anger by what one does, like worshiping idols before YHWH.
Where else “hachise” appears
The context
28Therefore thus says YHWH: Look, I am giving this city into the hand of the Chaldeans and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will capture it.
29 · This verse (above)
30For the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have done nothing but evil in my eyes from their youth; for the sons of Israel have done nothing but provoke me with the work of their hands, declares YHWH.