Study it in the app“Then 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.”
Then Jeremiahוַ יִרְמְיָהוּsaidיֹּאמֶרto Zedekiah,אֶל צִדְקִיָּהוּ“ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵלIfאִםyou really go outיָצֹא תֵצֵאto the princesאֶל שָׂרֵיof the kingמֶלֶךְof Babylon,בָּבֶלthen your soulוְ נַפְשֶׁךָwill live,חָיְתָהand this cityוְהָעִיר הַזֹּאתwill notלֹאbe burnedתִשָּׂרֵףwith fire,בָּאֵשׁand you will live,וְחָיִתָהyouאַתָּהand your house.וּבֵיתֶךָ
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” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” 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” 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” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appearsTsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsgo out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yatso” appearschief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sare” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsBabel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “bavel” appearslife
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafshe” appearslive
To have breath and remain in this world, not die.
Where else “chayta” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearsburn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “tisaref” appearsfire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appearshousehold
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vete” appears“Go out to the princes”: surrender to them (cf. 2 Kings 24:12).
Babylon
Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq
A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.
In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).
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.”
17 · This verse (above)
18But if you do not go out to the princes of the king of Babylon, then this city will be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they will burn it with fire, and you will not escape from their hand.”
