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And Jeremiahוַ יִרְמְיָהוּstayedיֵּשֶׁבin the courtבַּחֲצַרof the guardהַמַּטָּרָהuntilעַדthe dayיוֹםthatאֲשֶׁרJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםwas captured.נִלְכְּדָהAnd it happenedוְהָיָהwhenכַּאֲשֶׁרJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםwas captured—נִלְכְּדָה
Jeremiah 38:28
Study it in the app“And Jeremiah stayed in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was captured. And it happened when Jerusalem was captured—”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 38:28, 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- stayedיֵּשֶׁבyeshev
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appears- in the courtחֲצַרchatsar
court
An enclosed open space, like the temple's.
Where else “chatsar” appears- of the guardמַּטָּרָהmatara
guard
The court of the guard, an enclosure of the palace where someone was kept prisoner.
Where else “matara” appears- the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- was capturedנִלְכְּדָהnilkda
capture
To conquer a city or seize someone.
Where else “nilkda” appears- And it happenedהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears
Translation note
The last phrase (“And it happened when Jerusalem was captured”) introduces the account of 39:1-14.
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
27And all the princes came to Jeremiah and asked him, and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded; and they stopped speaking with him, for the matter had not been heard.
28 · This verse (above)