and to Babylonוּבָבֶלhe will takeיוֹלִךְZedekiah,אֶת צִדְקִיָּהוּand thereוְשָׁםhe will remainיִהְיֶהuntilעַדI visit him,פָּקְדִי אֹתוֹdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH;יְהוָהthoughכִּיyou fightתִלָּחֲמוּagainst the Chaldeans,אֶת הַכַּשְׂדִּיםyou will notלֹאsucceed’?”תַצְלִיחוּ
Jeremiah 32:5
Study it in the app“and 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’?””
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 32:5, word by word
- and to Babylonבָבֶלvavel
Babel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “vavel” appears- he will takeיוֹלִךְyolich
lead
To lead someone to another place, or to bring him along.
Where else “yolich” appears- 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- he will remainיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- I visit himפָּקְדִpakdi
attend to
To attend to someone; God comes to help.
Where else “pakdi” appears- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- you fightתִלָּחֲמוּtilachamu
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “tilachamu” appears- against the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkasdim
Chaldean
The Chaldeans, or the Babylonians.
Where else “kasdim” appears- succeed’תַצְלִיחוּtatslichu
prosper
To go well, thrive.
Where else “tatslichu” 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
4and 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;
5 · This verse (above)
6And Jeremiah said, “The word of YHWH came to me, saying,