Focused Passage

Jeremiah 21:8-10

The Last Hope of Zedekiah and the Unavoidable Judgment of Jerusalem

The chapter moves from desperate royal inquiry, to divine refusal of false hope, to the life-or-death choice placed before Jerusalem, to a final indictment of Davidic leadership.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

8Furthermore, you are to tell this people that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

9Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who besiege you will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war.

10For I have set My face against this city to bring disaster and not good, declares the LORD. It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, who will destroy it with fire.’

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References and Original Words

Verse 8

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 30:19Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 30:15Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 11:26Classic cross-references Isaiah 1:19Classic cross-references Proverbs 6:23Classic cross-references

Original words

Furthermore, you are to tellתֹּאמַ֔רH559Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular. . .וְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthisהַזֶּה֙H2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularpeopleהָעָ֤םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singularthat this is whatכֹּ֖הH3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularBeholdהִנְנִ֤יH2005Interjection | first person common singularI setנֹתֵן֙H5414Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularbeforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םH6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralyouאֶת־H853Direct object markerthe wayדֶּ֥רֶךְH1870Noun - common singular constructof lifeהַחַיִּ֖יםH2416Article | Noun - masculine plural-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְH1870Noun - common singular constructof deathהַמָּֽוֶת׃H4194Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 9

Cross-references

Jeremiah 39:18Classic cross-references Jeremiah 45:5Classic cross-references Jeremiah 38:2Classic cross-references Ezekiel 5:12Classic cross-references Jeremiah 14:12Classic cross-references

Original words

Whoever staysהַיֹּשֵׁב֙H3427Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularin thisהַזֹּ֔אתH2063Article | Pronoun - feminine singularcityבָּעִ֣ירH5892Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularwill dieיָמ֕וּתH4191Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularby swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבH2719Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularand famineוּבָרָעָ֣בH7458Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand plagueוּבַדָּ֑בֶרH1698Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularbut whoever goes outוְהַיּוֹצֵא֩H3318Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularand surrendersוְנָפַ֨לH5307Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singulartoעַל־H5921Prepositionthe Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםH3778Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralwho besiegeהַצָּרִ֤יםH6696Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralyouעֲלֵיכֶם֙H5921Preposition | second person masculine pluralwill liveיִחְיֶהH2421Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularhe will retainוְהָֽיְתָה־H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularhisלּ֥וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularlifeנַפְשׁ֖וֹH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularlike a spoil of warלְשָׁלָֽל׃H7998Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 10

Cross-references

Jeremiah 44:11Classic cross-references Amos 9:4Classic cross-references Jeremiah 44:27Classic cross-references 1 Peter 3:12Classic cross-references Ezekiel 15:7Classic cross-references

Original words

Forכִּ֣יH3588ConjunctionI have setשַׂ֣מְתִּיH7760Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularMy faceפָ֠נַיH6440Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularagainst thisהַזֹּ֧אתH2063Article | Pronoun - feminine singularcityבָּעִ֨ירH5892Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularto bring disasterלְרָעָ֛הH7451Preposition-l | Adjective - feminine singularand notוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlegoodלְטוֹבָ֖הH2896Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singulardeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularIt will be deliveredתִּנָּתֵ֔ןH5414Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularinto the handבְּיַד־H3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof the kingמֶ֤לֶךְH4428Noun - masculine singular constructof Babylonבָּבֶל֙H894Noun - proper - feminine singularwho will destroy itוּשְׂרָפָ֖הּH8313Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singularwith fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃סH784Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular

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