Jeremiah 34:20

“and I will give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their life; and their corpses will be food for the birds of the heavens and for the beasts of the earth.”

Jeremiah 34:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 34:20, word by word

and I will give themנָתַתִּיnatati

hand over

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

Where else “natati” appears
into the handיַדyad

power

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

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of their enemiesאֹיְבֵיoyve

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

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of those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁיmevakshe

seek

To go after someone or something in order to find it.

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their lifeנַפְשָׁnafsha

life

Life, when it is at stake.

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and their corpsesנִבְלָתָnivlata

carcass, dead body

A carcass, the dead body of a person or of an animal (often in the singular for many). Once, figuratively, of idols.

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will beהָיְתָהhayta

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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foodמַאֲכָלmaachal

food

Food.

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for the birdsעוֹףof

bird

The animals with wings and feathers that fly through the sky: doves, eagles, ravens.

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of the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

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and for the beastsבֶהֱמַתvehemat

beast

Animals in general.

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of the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

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The context

19the princes of Judah and the princes of Jerusalem, the court officials and the priests and all the people of the land who passed between the halves of the calf;

20 · This verse (above)

21And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes I will give into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their life, and into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon that has withdrawn from you.

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