Study it in the app“And 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.””
And Kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְZedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּsworeיִּשָּׁבַעto Jeremiahאֶל יִרְמְיָהוּin secret,בַּסֵּתֶרsaying,לֵאמֹר“As YHWH lives,חַי יְהוָהwhoאֲשֶׁרmadeעָשָׂהfor usלָנוּthis soul,אֶת הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַזֹּאתI will notאִםput you to death,אֲמִיתֶךָnorוְאִםwill I give youאֶתֶּנְךָinto the handבְּיַדof these menהָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּהwhoאֲשֶׁרare seekingמְבַקְשִׁיםyour life.”אֶת נַפְשֶׁךָ
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsZedekiah
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” appearsswear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “yishava” appearsJeremiah
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” appearssecret
What is kept hidden, out of the sight of others.
Where else “seter” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearsas lives
The oath formula: "as YHWH lives", calling him to witness.
Where else “chay” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsmake
To build or create something.
Where else “asa” appearslife
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nefesh” appearskill
To kill someone.
Where else “amite” appearshand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “eten” appearspower
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appearsseek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “mevakshim” appears15And 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.”
16 · This verse (above)
17Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says YHWH Elohim Tsevaot, the Elohim of Israel: If you really go out to the princes of the king of Babylon, then your soul will live, and this city will not be burned with fire, and you will live, you and your house.
