and I will give themוְנָתַתִּי אוֹתָםinto the handבְּיַדof their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶםand into the handוּבְיַדof those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁיtheir life;נַפְשָׁםand their corpsesוְ נִבְלָתָםwill beהָיְתָהfoodלְמַאֲכָלfor the birdsלְעוֹףof the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםand for the beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַתof the earth.הָאָרֶץ
Jeremiah 34:20
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “yad” appears- of their enemiesאֹיְבֵיoyve
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyve” appears- of those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁיmevakshe
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “mevakshe” appears- their lifeנַפְשָׁnafsha
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafsha” appears- 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.
Where else “nivlata” appears- will beהָיְתָהhayta
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayta” appears- foodמַאֲכָלmaachal
food
Food.
Where else “maachal” appears- for the birdsעוֹףof
bird
The animals with wings and feathers that fly through the sky: doves, eagles, ravens.
Where else “of” appears- of the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- and for the beastsבֶהֱמַתvehemat
beast
Animals in general.
Where else “vehemat” appears- of the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears
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enemies and into the hand of those who seek their life, and into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon that has withdrawn from you.