Jeremiah 38:3
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which shall take it."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
מוּת
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
בָּבֶל
Bâbel
Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
חַיִל
chayil
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
Key Terms in This Verse
חַיִל chayil
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
Study H2428 →בָּבֶל Bâbel
Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
Study H894 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →עִיר ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
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