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And Jeremiahוַ יִרְמְיָהוּsaidיֹּאמֶרto Zedekiah,אֶל צִדְקִיָּהוּ“IfכִּיI tell itאַגִּידto you,לְךָwill you notהֲלוֹאsurelyהָמֵתput me to death?תְּמִיתֵנִיAnd ifוְכִיI give you counsel,אִיעָצְךָyou will notלֹאlistenתִשְׁמַעto me.”אֵלָי
Jeremiah 38:15
Study it in the app“And Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I tell it to you, will you not surely put me to death? And if I give you counsel, you will not listen to me.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 38:15, 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” 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- I tell itאַגִּידagid
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “agid” appears- surelyהָמֵתhamet
kill
To kill someone.
Where else “hamet” appears- I give you counselאִיעָצְiats
advise
To tell someone what is best to do.
Where else “iats” appears- listenתִשְׁמַעtishma
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “tishma” appears
The context
14Then King Zedekiah sent and took Jeremiah the prophet to himself at the third entrance that was in the house of YHWH; and the king said to Jeremiah, “I am asking you something; do not hide anything from me.”
15 · This verse (above)
16And King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in secret, saying, “As YHWH lives, who made for us this soul, I will not put you to death, nor will I give you into the hand of these men who are seeking your life.”