And youוְאַתָּהwill notלֹאescapeתִמָּלֵטfrom his hand,מִיָּדוֹbutכִּיyou will surely be seizedתָּפֹשׂ תִּתָּפֵשׂand into his handוּבְיָדוֹyou will be given;תִּנָּתֵןand your eyesוְעֵינֶיךָwill seeתִּרְאֶינָהthe eyesאֶת עֵינֵיof the kingמֶלֶךְof Babylon,בָּבֶלand his mouthוּפִיהוּwill speakיְדַבֵּרwith your mouth,אֶת פִּיךָand to Babylonוּבָבֶלyou will go.תָּבוֹא
Jeremiah 34:3
Study it in the app“And you will not escape from his hand, but you will surely be seized and into his hand you will be given; and your eyes will see the eyes of the king of Babylon, and his mouth will speak with your mouth, and to Babylon you will go.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 34:3, word by word
- escapeתִמָּלֵטtimalet
escape
To flee from a danger or an enemy and get to safety.
Where else “timalet” appears- from his handיָּדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- you will surely be seizedתָּפֹשׂtafos
seize
To grab or capture someone.
Where else “tafos” appears- you will be givenתִּנָּתֵןtinaten
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “tinaten” appears- and your eyesעֵינֶיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- will seeתִּרְאֶינָהtirena
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “tirena” appears- of the kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Babylonבָּבֶלbavel
Babel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “bavel” appears- and his mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- will speakיְדַבֵּרyedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaber” appears- you will goתָּבוֹאtavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “tavo” 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
2“Thus says YHWH, the Elohim of Israel: Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and say to him: Thus says YHWH: Look, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.
3 · This verse (above)
4Yet hear the word of YHWH, Zedekiah king of Judah! Thus says YHWH concerning you: You will not die by the sword.