Focused Passage

Jeremiah 37:6-10

Zedekiah Seeks Prayer but Refuses the Word

The chapter moves from Zedekiah's refusal to listen, to his request for Jeremiah's prayer, to the LORD's warning that Egypt cannot save Jerusalem, to Jeremiah's unjust arrest, to Zedekiah's secret inquiry, and finally to Jeremiah's transfer to the courtyard of the guard.

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

6 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet:

7 “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell the king of Judah, who sent you to Me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has marched out to help you, will go back to its own land of Egypt.

8 Then the Chaldeans will return and fight against this city. They will capture it and burn it down.

9 This is what the LORD says: Do not deceive yourselves by saying, ‘The Chaldeans will go away for good,’ for they will not!

10 Indeed, if you were to strike down the entire army of the Chaldeans that is fighting against you, and only wounded men remained in their tents, they would still get up and burn this city down.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 6

Original words

Then the word דְּבַר־ H1697 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular came וַֽיְהִי֙ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition Jeremiah יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ H3414 Noun - proper - masculine singular the prophet הַנָּבִ֖יא H5030 Article | Noun - masculine singular - לֵאמֹֽר׃ H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

Verse 7

Cross-references

Jeremiah 1:18 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 17:17 Classic cross-references Lamentations 4:17 Classic cross-references 2 Kings 22:18 Classic cross-references Isaiah 30:7 Classic cross-references

Original words

This is what כֹּֽה־ H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י H430 Noun - masculine plural construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular says אָמַ֤ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular that כֹּ֤ה H3541 Adverb you are to tell תֹֽאמְרוּ֙ H559 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition the king מֶ֣לֶךְ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular who sent הַשֹּׁלֵ֧חַ H7971 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular you אֶתְכֶ֛ם H853 Direct object marker | second person masculine plural to לְדָרְשֵׁ֑נִי H1875 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Me אֵלַ֖י H413 Preposition | first person common singular Behold הִנֵּ֣ה׀ H2009 Interjection Pharaoh’s פַּרְעֹ֗ה H6547 Noun - proper - masculine singular army חֵ֣יל H2428 Noun - masculine singular construct which has marched out הַיֹּצֵ֤א H3318 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular to help לְעֶזְרָ֔ה H5833 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular you לָכֶם֙ Preposition | second person masculine plural will go back שָׁ֥ב H7725 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular to its own land לְאַרְצ֖וֹ H776 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular of Egypt מִצְרָֽיִם׃ H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 8

Cross-references

Jeremiah 21:4 Classic cross-references 2 Kings 25:9 Classic cross-references Amos 2:5 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 34:2 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 38:18 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then the Chaldeans הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים H3778 Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural will return וְשָׁ֙בוּ֙ H7725 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural and fight וְנִלְחֲמ֖וּ H3898 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural against עַל־ H5921 Preposition this הַזֹּ֑את H2063 Article | Pronoun - feminine singular city הָעִ֣יר H5892 Article | Noun - feminine singular They will capture וּלְכָדֻ֖הָ H3920 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person feminine singular it and burn it down וּשְׂרָפֻ֥הָ H8313 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person feminine singular . . . בָאֵֽשׁ׃ס H784 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular

Verse 9

Cross-references

Galatians 6:7 Classic cross-references Obadiah 1:3 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 3:18 Classic cross-references 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Classic cross-references Galatians 6:3 Classic cross-references

Original words

This is what כֹּ֣ה׀ H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָ֗ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular says אָמַ֣ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Do not אַל־ H408 Adverb deceive תַּשִּׁ֤אוּ H5377 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural yourselves נַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙ H5315 Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural by saying לֵאמֹ֔ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct The Chaldeans הַכַּשְׂדִּ֑ים H3778 Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural will go away for good הָלֹ֛ךְ H1980 Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute . . . יֵלְכ֥וּ H1980 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural . . . מֵעָלֵ֖ינוּ H5921 Preposition-m | first person common plural for כִּי־ H3588 Conjunction they will not לֹ֖א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle - יֵלֵֽכוּ׃ H1980 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

Verse 10

Cross-references

1 Samuel 2:4 Classic cross-references 2 Kings 25:9 Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 5:6 Classic cross-references Isaiah 10:4 Classic cross-references Isaiah 30:17 Classic cross-references

Original words

Indeed כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction if אִם־ H518 Conjunction you were to strike down הִכִּיתֶ֞ם H5221 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural the entire כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct army חֵ֤יל H2428 Noun - masculine singular construct of the Chaldeans כַּשְׂדִּים֙ H3778 Noun - proper - masculine plural that is fighting הַנִּלְחָמִ֣ים H3898 Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural against you אִתְּכֶ֔ם H854 Preposition | second person masculine plural and only wounded מְדֻקָּרִ֑ים H1856 Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural men אֲנָשִׁ֖ים H582 Noun - masculine plural remained וְנִ֨שְׁאֲרוּ H7604 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural . . . בָ֔ם Preposition | third person masculine plural vvv אִ֤ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular in their tents בְּאָהֳלוֹ֙ H168 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular they would still get up יָק֔וּמוּ H6965 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural and burn this הַזֹּ֖את H2063 Article | Pronoun - feminine singular city הָעִ֥יר H5892 Article | Noun - feminine singular down וְשָֽׂרְפ֛וּ H8313 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker - בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ H784 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular

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