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Jeremiah 39:16

“Go and tell Ebed-melech the Cushite that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am about to fulfill My words against this city for harm and not for good, and on that day they will be fulfilled before your eyes.

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ASV

Go, and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished before thee in that day.

KJV

Go and speak to Ebed–melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.

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26 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הָל֣וֹךְha.LokhgoH1980 →
וְאָמַרְתָּ֡ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH559 →
לְעֶבֶד־le.'e.ved-to EbedH5663 →
מֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhMelechH5663 →
הַכּוּשִׁ֜יha.ku.Shithe CushiteH3569 →
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
כֹּֽה־koh-thusH3541 →
אָמַ֞ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
צְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'Otof hostsH6635 →
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
הִנְנִי֩hi.Nihere IH2005 →
מֵבִ֨יאme.vi'[am] about to bringH935 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
דְּבָרַ֜יde.va.Raiwords myH1697 →
אֶל־'el-againstH413 →
הָעִ֥ירha.'Irthe cityH5892 →
הַזֹּ֛אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063 →
לְרָעָ֖הle.ra.'Ahfor harmH7451 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
לְטוֹבָ֑הle.to.Vahfor goodH2896 →
וְהָי֥וּve.ha.Yuand they will happenH1961 →
לְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.kha<to> before youH6440 →
בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117 →
הַהֽוּא׃ha.Hu'<the> thatH1931 →

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Daniel 9:12You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem.Zechariah 1:6But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’”Amos 9:4Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.”Jeremiah 26:18“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’Jeremiah 44:28–29Those who escape the sword will return from Egypt to Judah, few in number, and the whole remnant of Judah who went to dwell in the land of Egypt will know whose word will stand, Mine or theirs!Jeremiah 21:7–10‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who survive the plague and sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will not spare them or show pity or compassion.’Jeremiah 19:11–12and you are to proclaim to them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I will shatter this nation and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them.Jeremiah 26:20Now there was another man prophesying in the name of the LORD, Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land the same things that Jeremiah did.Joshua 23:14–15Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.Jeremiah 35:17Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will bring to Judah and to all the residents of Jerusalem all the disaster I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken to them but they have not obeyed, and I have called to them but they have not answered.’”Psalms 91:8–9You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked.Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.Jeremiah 38:7–13Now Ebed-melech the Cushite, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin,Jeremiah 26:15But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upon its residents; for truly the LORD has sent me to speak all these words in your hearing.”Jeremiah 24:8–10But like the bad figs, so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the LORD, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem—those remaining in this land and those living in the land of Egypt.Jeremiah 34:2–3The 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.Jeremiah 5:14Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says: “Because you have spoken this word, I will make My words a fire in your mouth and this people the wood it consumes.Psalms 92:11My eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes.

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