Study it in the app“And I will give them into the hand of those who seek their life, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and into the hand of his servants; and afterward it will be inhabited as in the days of old, declares YHWH.”
And I will give themוּנְתַתִּיםinto the handבְּיַדof those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁיtheir life,נַפְשָׁםand into the handוּבְיַדof Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּרkingמֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלand into the handוּבְיַדof his servants;עֲבָדָיוand afterwardוְאַחֲרֵי כֵןit will be inhabitedתִּשְׁכֹּןas in the daysכִּימֵיof old,קֶדֶםdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “netati” appearspower
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appearsseek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “mevakshe” appearslife
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafsha” 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” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsBabel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “bavel” appearsservant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avaday” appearsdwell
To live somewhere, stay.
Where else “tishkon” appearstime
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yme” appearsof old
Times long ago, from far back.
Where else “kedem” appearsdeclaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” 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” 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).
25YHWH Tsevaot, Elohim of Israel, has said: Look, I am punishing Amon of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, and her gods, and her kings, and Pharaoh, and those who trust in him.
26 · This verse (above)
27But you, do not fear, my servant Jacob, and do not be dismayed, Israel; for look, I am saving you from afar, and your offspring from the land of their captivity; and Jacob will return, and be quiet and at ease, and there will be no one to make him afraid.
