and Zedekiahוְצִדְקִיָּהוּkingמֶלֶךְof Judahיְהוּדָהwill notלֹאescapeיִמָּלֵטfrom the handמִיַּדof the Chaldeans,הַכַּשְׂדִּיםbutכִּיhe will surely be givenהִנָּתֹן יִנָּתֵןinto the handבְּיַדof the kingמֶלֶךְof Babylon,בָּבֶלand his mouthפִּיוwill speakוְדִבֶּרwith his mouth,עִם פִּיוand his eyesוְעֵינָיוwill seeתִּרְאֶינָהhis eyes;אֶת עֵינָיו
Jeremiah 32:4
Study it in the app“and Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hand of the Chaldeans, but he will surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and his mouth will speak with his mouth, and his eyes will see his eyes;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 32:4, word by word
- and Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּtsidkiyahu
Zedekiah
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” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” 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- escapeיִמָּלֵטyimalet
escape
To flee from a danger or an enemy and get to safety.
Where else “yimalet” appears- from the handיַּדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkasdim
Chaldean
The Chaldeans, or the Babylonians.
Where else “kasdim” appears- he will surely be givenהִנָּתֹןhinaton
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “hinaton” appears- of Babylonבָּבֶלbavel
Babel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “bavel” appears- and his mouthפִּיpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- will speakדִבֶּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears- and his eyesעֵינָיenay
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears- will seeתִּרְאֶינָהtirena
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “tirena” appears
Places in this verse
Babylon
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).
The context
3where Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, “Why do you prophesy, saying, ‘Thus says YHWH: Look, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it;
4 · This verse (above)
5and to Babylon he will take Zedekiah, and there he will remain until I visit him, declares YHWH; though you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not succeed’?”