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And the Chaldeansוְ הַכַּשְׂדִּיםwill returnשָׁבוּand fightוְנִלְחֲמוּagainst this city,עַל הָעִיר הַזֹּאתand they will capture itוּלְכָדֻהָand burn itוּשְׂרָפֻהָwith fire.’בָאֵשׁ
Jeremiah 37:8
Study it in the app“And the Chaldeans will return and fight against this city, and they will capture it and burn it with fire.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 37:8, word by word
- And the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkasdim
Chaldean
The Chaldeans, or the Babylonians.
Where else “kasdim” appears- will returnשָׁבוּshavu
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “shavu” appears- and fightנִלְחֲמוּnilchamu
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “nilchamu” appears- against this cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- and they will capture itלְכָדֻlechadu
capture
To conquer a city or seize someone.
Where else “lechadu” appears- and burn itשְׂרָפֻserafu
burn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “serafu” appears- with fire.’אֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears
The context
7“Thus says YHWH, the Elohim of Israel: Thus you will say to the king of Judah, who sends you to me to inquire of me: ‘Look, the army of Pharaoh that has come out to you to help you is returning to its land, to Egypt.
8 · This verse (above)
9Thus says YHWH: Do not deceive your souls, saying, ‘The Chaldeans will surely go away from us,’ for they will not go away.