butכִּיBaruchבָּרוּךְsonבֶּןof Neriahנֵרִיָּהis incitingמַסִּיתyouאֹתְךָagainst us,בָּנוּin orderלְמַעַןto giveתֵּתusאֹתָנוּinto the handבְיַדof the Chaldeans,הַכַּשְׂדִּיםto putלְהָמִיתusאֹתָנוּto deathהָמִיתor to carryוּלְהַגְלוֹתusאֹתָנוּinto exileהַגְלוֹתto Babylon.”בָּבֶל
Jeremiah 43:3
Study it in the app“but Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us, in order to give us into the hand of the Chaldeans, to put us to death or to carry us into exile to Babylon.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 43:3, word by word
- Baruchבָּרוּךְbaruch
Baruch
Baruch: a name meaning "blessed". Above all, the scribe of the prophet Jeremiah; also some men of Nehemiah's time, such as the son of Zabbai who zealously repaired a section of the wall.
Where else “baruch” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Neriahנֵרִיָּהneriya
Neriah
Neriah: a name meaning "YHWH is a lamp"; the father of Baruch, Jeremiah's scribe, and of Seraiah.
Where else “neriya” appears- is incitingמַסִּיתmasit
incite, entice
Incite: push someone to do something, especially evil; entice.
Where else “masit” appears- to giveתֵּתtet
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “tet” appears- into the handיַדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkasdim
Chaldean
The Chaldeans, or the Babylonians.
Where else “kasdim” appears- to putהָמִיתhamit
kill
To kill someone.
Where else “hamit” appears- or to carryהַגְלוֹתhaglot
go into exile
To be taken away from one's own land, or deport others.
Where else “haglot” appears- to Babylonבָּבֶלbavel
Babel, Babylon
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Places in this verse
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).
The context
2that Azariah son of Hoshaiah said, and Johanan son of Kareah, and all the insolent men, saying to Jeremiah, “You are speaking falsehood! YHWH our Elohim has not sent you to say, ‘Do not go to Egypt to reside as aliens there,’
3 · This verse (above)
4So Johanan son of Kareah and all the chiefs of the forces and all the people did not listen to the voice of YHWH, to stay in the land of Judah.