Jeremiah 26:21
Old Testament • 17 words with Strong's data
"And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt;"
Word-by-Word Analysis
יְהוֹיָקִים
Yᵉhôwyâqîym
Jehojakim, a Jewish king
גִּבּוֹר
gibbôwr
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
שַׂר
sar
a head person (of any rank or class)
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
בָּקַשׁ
bâqash
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
מָוֶת
mâveth
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
אוּרִיָּה
ʼÛwrîyâh
Urijah, the name of one Hittite and five Israelites
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
יָרֵא
yârêʼ
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
נוּס
nûwç
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
מִצְרַיִם
Mitsrayim
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
Key Terms in This Verse
בָּקַשׁ bâqash
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
Study H1245 →נוּס nûwç
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
Study H5127 →מָוֶת mâveth
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
Study H4194 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →Cross References
But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.
Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
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