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And Jeremiahוַ יִרְמְיָהוּthe prophetהַנָּבִיאspokeיְדַבֵּרto Zedekiahאֶל צִדְקִיָּהוּkingמֶלֶךְof Judahיְהוּדָהallאֵת כָּלthese wordsהַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּהin Jerusalem,בִּירוּשָׁלִָם
Jeremiah 34:6
Study it in the app“And Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Zedekiah king of Judah all these words in Jerusalem,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 34:6, word by word
- And Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּyirmyahu
Jeremiah
Jeremiah: a name meaning "YHWH raises up" or "YHWH exalts," borne by several men: best known is the prophet, son of Hilkiah, from Anathoth (Jeremiah 1:1); in 2 Kings 23:31 and 24:18 another Jeremiah, of Libnah, grandfather of two kings.
Where else “yirmyahu” appears- the prophetנָּבִיאnavi
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appears- spokeיְדַבֵּרyedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaber” appears- to 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).
Where else “tsidkiyahu” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
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” appears- these wordsדְּבָרִיםdevarim
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devarim” appears- in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
5In peace you will die; and as with the burnings for your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so they will burn for you, and ‘Alas, lord!’ they will lament for you; for I have spoken the word, declares YHWH.”
6 · This verse (above)
7while the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish and against Azekah; for these were left among the cities of Judah as fortified cities.