Jeremiah 38:19

“And 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.””

Jeremiah 38:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 38:19, word by word

And Kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
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
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
to 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.

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am anxious aboutדֹאֵגdoeg

be anxious

Be anxious, worry about someone or something.

Where else “doeg” appears
the Jewsיְּהוּדִיםyehudim

Jew, Judean

Jew: a person of Judah, first of the kingdom of Judah and then, in general, of the people descended from it. Its first appearance is 2 Kings 16:6, where it names the men of Judah who lived in Elath. It is frequent in Jeremiah, Nehemiah and Esther.

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have desertedנָפְלוּnaflu

desert

To fall upon someone, or desert to the enemy.

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to the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkasdim

Chaldean

The Chaldeans, or the Babylonians.

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they giveיִתְּנוּyitnu

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

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into their handיָדָyada

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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and they abuse meהִתְעַלְּלוּhitallu

abuse

To treat harshly or mockingly someone who is in our hands.

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The context

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.”

19 · This verse (above)

20But Jeremiah said, “They will not give you over. Listen, please, to the voice of YHWH in what I am speaking to you, and it will go well with you, and your soul will live.

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