Jeremiah 34:2
The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.
BSB
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ASV
Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Go, and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:
KJV
Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:
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26 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כֹּֽה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → |
| אָמַ֤ר | 'a.Mar | he says | H559 → |
| יְהוָה֙ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | 'e.lo.Hei | [the] God of | H430 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| הָלֹךְ֙ | ha.loKh | go | H1980 → |
| וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ | ve.'A.mar.ta | and you will say | H559 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ | tzid.ki.Ya.hu | Zedekiah | H6667 → |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | Me.lekh | [the] king of | H4428 → |
| יְהוּדָ֑ה | ye.hu.Dah | Judah | H3063 → |
| וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ | ve.'a.mar.Ta | and you will say | H559 → |
| אֵלָ֗יו | 'e.Lav | to him | H413 → |
| כֹּ֚ה | koh | thus | H3541 → |
| אָמַ֣ר | 'a.Mar | he says | H559 → |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| הִנְנִ֨י | hi.Ni | here I | H2005 → |
| נֹתֵ֜ן | no.Ten | [am] about to give | H5414 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הָעִ֤יר | ha.'Ir | the city | H5892 → |
| הַזֹּאת֙ | ha.zoT | <the> this | H2063 → |
| בְּיַ֣ד | be.Yad | in [the] hand of | H3027 → |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | Me.lekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → |
| בָּבֶ֔ל | ba.Vel | Babylon | H894 → |
| וּשְׂרָפָ֖הּ | u.se.ra.Fah | and he will burn it | H8313 → |
| בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ | ba.'Esh | with <the> fire | H784 → |
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