Study it in the app“But 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.””
But ifוְאִםyou do notלֹאgo outתֵצֵאto the princesאֶל שָׂרֵיof the kingמֶלֶךְof Babylon,בָּבֶלthen this cityוְ הָעִיר הַזֹּאתwill be givenנִתְּנָהinto the handבְּיַדof the Chaldeans,הַכַּשְׂדִּיםand they will burn itוּשְׂרָפוּהָwith fire,בָּאֵשׁand youוְאַתָּהwill notלֹאescapeתִמָּלֵטfrom their hand.”מִיָּדָם
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “tetse” 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” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearshand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “nitna” appearspower
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appearsChaldean
The Chaldeans, or the Babylonians.
Where else “kasdim” appearsburn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “serafu” appearsfire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appearsescape
To flee from a danger or an enemy and get to safety.
Where else “timalet” appearsBabylon
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).
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.
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19And King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am anxious about the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans, lest they give me into their hand and they abuse me.”
