Study it in the app“Thus says YHWH: Look, I am giving Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies and into the hand of those who seek his life, as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, his enemy and the one who sought his life.””
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָהLook, Iהִנְנִיam givingנֹתֵןPharaohאֶת פַּרְעֹהHophraחָפְרַעkingמֶלֶךְof Egyptמִצְרַיִםinto the handבְּיַדof his enemiesאֹיְבָיוand into the handוּבְיַדof those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁיhis life,נַפְשׁוֹasכַּאֲשֶׁרI gaveנָתַתִּיZedekiahאֶת צִדְקִיָּהוּkingמֶלֶךְof Judahיְהוּדָהinto the handבְּיַדof Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּרkingמֶלֶךְof Babylon,בָּבֶלhis enemyאֹיְבוֹand the one who soughtוּמְבַקֵּשׁhis life.”נַפְשׁוֹ
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” 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” appearshand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “noten” appearsPharaoh Hophra
Pharaoh Hophra: king of Egypt in Jeremiah's time.
Where else “paro” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsEgypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appearspower
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appearsenemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyvay” appearsseek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “mevakshe” appearslife
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafsh” 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” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appearsNebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar: king of Babylon who subdued Judah, took Jerusalem, burned the house of YHWH and took the people into exile (2 Kings 24-25; Jeremiah; Daniel 1-4). The Hebrew writes his name in several forms.
Where else “nevuchadretsar” appearsBabel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “bavel” appears1Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
2Babylon
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).
29And this will be the sign for you, declares YHWH, that I will punish you in this place, so that you may know that my words will surely stand against you for evil:
30 · This verse (above)
