Jeremiah 32:4

“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;”

Jeremiah 32:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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).

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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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.

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escapeיִמָּלֵטyimalet

escape

To flee from a danger or an enemy and get to safety.

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from the handיַּדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkasdim

Chaldean

The Chaldeans, or the Babylonians.

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he will surely be givenהִנָּתֹןhinaton

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

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of Babylonבָּבֶלbavel

Babel, Babylon

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and his mouthפִּיpi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

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will speakדִבֶּרdiber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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and his eyesעֵינָיenay

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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will seeתִּרְאֶינָהtirena

see

To see with one's eyes.

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Places in this verse

Babylon
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    Genesis 11:92 Kings 25:1Psalms 137:1Daniel 1:1

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’?”

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