Jeremiah 32:29

“And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come and set this city on fire and burn it, along with the houses on whose roofs they burned incense to Baal and poured out libations to other gods, to provoke me.”

Jeremiah 32:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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will comeבָאוּvau

enter

To go into a place.

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and setהִצִּיתוּhitsitu

set on fire

Set on fire, burn.

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on fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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and burn itשְׂרָפוּserafu

burn

Burn; bake in the fire.

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along with the housesבָּתִּיםbatim

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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roofsגַּגּוֹתֵיgagote

roof, top

Roof, the flat top of a house; the top of something.

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they burned incenseקִטְּרוּkitru

burn incense

To offer fragrant smoke to YHWH or other gods.

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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.

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and poured outהִסִּכוּhisichu

pour out

To offer wine or water by emptying it before God.

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libationsנְסָכִיםnesachim

libation

Wine or other drink poured as an offering.

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to otherאֲחֵרִיםacherim

other

Other, another; next.

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godsאלֹהִיםlohim

gods

The gods of other peoples.

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to provoke meהַכְעִסֵhachise

provoke

To stir up someone's anger by what one does, like worshiping idols before YHWH.

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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.

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