Jeremiah 37:18

“And Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “What sin have I committed against you or against your servants or against this people, that you have put me in the prison?”

Jeremiah 37:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 37:18, 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.

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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to Kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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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).

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sin have I committedחָטָאתִיchatati

sin

To do wrong, fail God or another.

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or against your servantsעֲבָדֶיavade

servant

Someone who works for another, or a king's official.

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or against this peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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you have putנְתַתֶּםnetatem

put

To place something somewhere.

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the prisonבֵּיתbet

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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the prisonכֶּלֶאkele

prison

Prison, confinement: a place where someone is held.

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The context

17Then King Zedekiah sent and took him, and the king asked him in his house in secret and said, “Is there a word from YHWH?” And Jeremiah said, “There is.” And he said, “Into the hand of the king of Babylon you will be given.”

18 · This verse (above)

19And where are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you or against this land’?

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