Jeremiah 32:5

“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’?””

Jeremiah 32:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 32:5, word by word

and to Babylonבָבֶלvavel

Babel, Babylon

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he will takeיוֹלִךְyolich

lead

To lead someone to another place, or to bring him along.

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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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he will remainיִהְיֶהyihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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I visit himפָּקְדִpakdi

attend to

To attend to someone; God comes to help.

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declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

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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.

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you fightתִלָּחֲמוּtilachamu

fight

To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.

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against the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkasdim

Chaldean

The Chaldeans, or the Babylonians.

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succeed’תַצְלִיחוּtatslichu

prosper

To go well, thrive.

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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

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,

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