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Jeremiah 32:4

Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hands of the Chaldeans, but he will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye.

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ASV

and Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes;

KJV

And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes;

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְצִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ve.tzid.ki.Ya.huand ZedekiahH6667 →
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
יִמָּלֵ֖טyi.ma.Lethe will escapeH4422 →
מִיַּ֣דmi.Yadfrom [the] hand ofH3027 →
הַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.Dimthe ChaldeansH3778 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
הִנָּתֹ֤ןhi.na.Toncertainly <to be given>H5414 →
יִנָּתֵן֙yi.na.Tenhe will be givenH5414 →
בְּיַ֣דbe.Yadin [the] hand ofH3027 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428 →
בָּבֶ֔לba.VelBabylonH894 →
וְדִבֶּר־ve.di.ber-and it will speakH1696 →
פִּ֣יוpivmouth hisH6310 →
עִם־'im-withH5973 →
פִּ֔יוPivmouth hisH6310 →
וְעֵינָ֖יוve.'ei.Navand eyes hisH5869 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
עֵינָ֥יוei.noveyes hisH5869 →
תִּרְאֶֽינָה׃tir.'Ei.nahthey will seeH7200 →

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Jeremiah 34:3And you yourself will not escape his grasp, but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face; and you will go to Babylon.Jeremiah 38:18But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’”2 Kings 25:4–7Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,Jeremiah 38:23All your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans. And you yourself will not escape their grasp, for you will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down.”Jeremiah 39:4–7When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they went out along the route to the Arabah.Jeremiah 37:17Later, King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and received him in his palace, where he asked him privately, “Is there a word from the LORD?” “There is,” Jeremiah replied. “You will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.”Ezekiel 12:12–13And at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags to his shoulder and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land.Jeremiah 52:8–11but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was separated from him.Jeremiah 52:8but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was separated from him.Ezekiel 17:13–21He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,Ezekiel 21:25–26And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’2 Kings 25:6The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him.Ezekiel 17:15But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’Jeremiah 25:35Flight will evade the shepherds, and escape will elude the leaders of the flock.Jeremiah 34:21And I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives, to the army of the king of Babylon that had withdrawn from you.

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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