Study it in the app“And 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enemies and into the hand of those who seek their life, and into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon that has withdrawn from you.”
And Zedekiahוְאֶת צִדְקִיָּהוּkingמֶלֶךְof Judahיְהוּדָהand his princesוְאֶת שָׂרָיוI will giveאֶתֵּןinto the handבְּיַדof their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶםand into the handוּבְיַדof those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁיtheir life,נַפְשָׁםand into the handוּבְיַדof the armyחֵילof the kingמֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלthat has withdrawnהָעֹלִיםfrom you.מֵעֲלֵיכֶם
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” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsJudah
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.
Where else “yehuda” appearschief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “saray” appearshand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “eten” appearspower
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appearsenemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyve” appearsseek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “mevakshe” appearslife
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafsha” appearsarmy
A body of soldiers, a king's armed force.
Where else “chel” appearsBabel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “bavel” appearsrise
To rise: the sun, the smoke.
Where else “olim” appearsBabylon
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).
20and 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.
21 · This verse (above)
22Look, I am giving the command, declares YHWH, and I will bring them back to this city, and they will fight against it and capture it and burn it with fire; and the cities of Judah I will make a desolation, without inhabitant.”
